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The defence industry has both praise and criticism for the proposed new Defence Production Policy 2018 (DProP 2018), a draft of which the government released on Friday.
Suggestions have been invited by Thursday, after which the defence ministry intends to issue the finalised DProP 2018 within a month.
The draft policy sets out ambitious goals, including making India one of the world’s top five defence manufacturers and a global leader in cyberspace and artificial intelligence; achieving self-reliance by 2025 in complex weaponry like helicopters, fighters, warships, tanks, and missiles; raising defence exports to $5 billion annually by 2025, and producing
