The Defence Minister said in view of the "volatile

security scenario" and the "dangerous surroundings" around the country, the armed forces required the most modern equipment as "We cannot take risk". "But see what is happening sometimes. Last moment we have to reverse the process because of the foul play.We are back to square one," the Minister said, referring to AgustaWestland deal, for which process of cancellation has been initiated three years after the deal was concluded and three of the 12 choppers have been delivered. He said the armed forces should ensure that "Import should be the last resort not the easiest resort. That mindset you must change.The government change and the armed forces must change. Priority should be given to indigenisation." "There is a tendency that when you go abroad, you see a number of most modern equipment and immediately we try to take it from the import route. You should have a second look about our priority," the Minister said. He said before taking the import option for procuring equipment, the armed forces should try to find the product from Indian sources including private and public sector and DRDO officials. "If they can assure us that they can provide us similar equipment in given time in India, and then go for it. Made in India should make us more proud.If we are so convinced that it is difficult to get the thing in that time period, and then only go for the import route," he said. The Minister said all the stakeholders must change their "mindsets and work in a mission mode that within few years we can produce maximum equipment in India. Zero import is not possible but maximum should be indigenous.New thrust would be given to self-reliance." The Government initiated the process for cancellation of the Rs 3,600 crore chopper deal after the arrest of Finmeccanica CEO Giueseppe Orsi for allegedly paying kickbacks of Rs 362 crore to secure the deal.