India’s missile tech transfer to firms signals defence self-reliance on track

India is turning to its private industry to help produce missiles, hoping a wider manufacturing base can cut its import dependence while boosting its defence export capacity and deterrence against Pakistan and China. But India’s push towards self-reliance in defence manufacturing is still a distant goal, according to analysts, citing its missile supply chain’s heavy reliance on imported components, while private firms have yet to prove that they can soon build complex weapons. On Tuesday, Indian...