Evolution of Defence abilities : From Make in India to Own in India

We need to own Intellectual Property rights, build on existing technology & ensure financial support over long timelines

Gautam Bambawale and Praneet Shukla

Updated At : 07:05 AM Jun 30, 2026 IST

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INDIA is currently in discussions with the UAE for the potential sale of BrahMos cruise missiles and the Akashteer air defence system — a development that would have been unimaginable when India's defence exports stood at Rs 686 crore in 2013-14.

THE TRIBUNE, India’s oldest, daily English-language newspaper, was first published on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), and save for 40 days in the immediate aftermath of Partition, has come out every day over the last 145 years. THE TRIBUNE was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist of the time. The newspaper is run by a five-member Trust, which is chaired by Shri N N Vohra, former Governor of J&K State (2008-2018); as well as Justice S S Sodhi, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court; Shri Gurbachan Jagat, former Governor of Manipur; Lt Gen. Shamsher Singh Mehta, former Western Army Commander; Shri Paramjit Singh Patwalia, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court.

THE TRIBUNE is free, objective, and independent. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language, are the hallmarks of the paper.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

Remembering Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia

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Evolution of Defence abilities : From Make in India to Own in India

We need to own Intellectual Property rights, build on existing technology & ensure financial support over long timelines

Gautam Bambawale and Praneet Shukla

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