India Approves $9 Billion in New Arms Acquisitions to Accelerate Defence Modernisation and Industrial Self-Reliance

India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has approved a fresh round of capital procurement proposals worth 79,000 crore rupees (approximately $9 billion), one of the country’s largest defence authorisations in recent years. The decision, covering projects across the Army, Navy, and Air Force, underscores New …