‘We Have To Be Now Ready To Be Future-Ready’: IAF Chief Says ‘Aatmanirbharta Only Solution’

Last Updated:May 29, 2025, 13:02 IST

IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh stressed that self-reliance in the defence industry is the only way forward in the current situation.

IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh at CII event (CNN-News18)

Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh on Thursday emphasised on the necessity of being self-reliant in the defence industry in the wake of the India-Pakistan conflict and said that India has to be “now ready to be future-ready".

Citing the recent India-Pakistan military confrontation and the security situation around the globe, the IAF chief said that “aatmanirbharta is the only solution".

“There were times when we were always doubting the Indian industries that they could not give us the return that we want. We were looking outward more. But over the last decade, things have changed a bit. We realised that there are a lot of opportunities that we have within India. Also, the current situation in the world has made us realise that Aatmanirbharta is the only solution. We have to be now ready to be future-ready," Air Chief Marshal Singh said while addressing the CII event, where Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other service chiefs were also present.

He said that the recent war was won by the whole of the nation approach.

“This war was won by the whole of a whole of nation approach. We have to be in a whole-of-nation mission mode to make sure that we accelerate and produce results," he said.

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