He said the 2022-23 Budget has put out a strategy for establishing a robust ecosystem for research, design, and development in defence manufacturing in India, while speaking at a webinar on 'Aatmanirbharta in Defence - Call to Action.' Almost 70% of capital procurements in the defence sector are reserved for domestic industry, as is 25% of the R&D budget for private business.
About 16,000 foreign nationals are stranded in Ukraine, which was assaulted by Russia on Thursday. The attack is now in its third day, and the Kremlin is closing in on Kyiv.
Ukraine crisis: Ukraine's president has called on Europeans with "war experience" to take up arms and protect his country, claiming that the West has been too sluggish to assist him.