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GROWING IN STRENGTH

DEFEXPO 2022 PUTS THE FOCUS To be held for the first time at Gandhinagar,
ON INDIA’S GROWING INDIGENOUS in the Northern Indian state of Gujarat, India,
the inaugural ceremony and seminars of
DEFENCE CAPABILITY DefExpo-2022, will be held at Mahatma Mandir
Convention and Exhibition Centre (MMCEC) and
exhibition at Helipad Exhibition Centre (HEC).
 ATUL CHANDRA There will be live demonstrations on all five days
at Sabarmati River Front (SRF) and ship visits
The 12th edition of DefExpo-2022, India’s only land, naval & home- allowed for the public by the Indian Coast Guard
land security systems exhibition will provide an insight into the at Porbandar.
rapid growth in India’s indigenous defence capability. The biennial
exhibition was earlier scheduled from March 10-14, but postponed. EXPORT FOCUSSED
According to India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), the aim of the latest
edition of DefExpo is to showcase the might of India’s domestic The focus of the Indian MoD on growing India’s
defence industry which is now powering ‘Make in India, Make for the indigenous defence base has also resulted in
World’ resolve of the Government of India. growing defence exports, primarily led by Indian
private sector firms. According to information
The latest edition of DefExpo will feature the 2nd edition of the provided by India’s MoD, approximately 80
India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD), and the first edition of the countries import Indian defence equipment,
Africa & Indian Ocean Region plus (IOR+) conclave. DefExpo 2022 sub-systems, parts & components. India’s
will also mark the first anniversary of the formation of the seven defence exports have grown by approximately
new defence companies, which were carved out of the erstwhile 800 per cent in the last six years, increasing
Ordnance Factories. All these companies are participating for the from Rs. 15.2 billion in 2016-17 to Rs. 128 billion in
first time at DefExpo.
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