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74TH REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA

POWER &

GLORY

World leaders congratulate India as the country displays is strength with ‘Made in India’

weapons system and gets praised for its G-20 leadership

OUR BUREAU
New Delhi

he grand parade of Republic
Day 2023 at Kartavya Path was
Tspecial for India as the partici-
pants gave a push to the theme of ‘At-
manirbhar Bharat’ by showcasing in-
digenously developed weapon systems.
This year, only Made-in-India
weapon systems were showcased at
the Republic Day parade, which in-
cluded ammunition showcasing In-
dia’s indigenization power such as 21
Gun Salute through ‘Made in India’
105 mm Indian Field Guns, recent-
ly inducted LCH Prachand, the K-9
Vajra howitzers, MBT Arjun, Nag
anti-tank guided missiles, Akash air
defense missiles, and the Quick Reac-
tion Fighting Vehicles.
Notably, the Defense Services
witnessed path-breaking reforms with
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh at
the helm of affairs to transform the
military into a modern, Atmanirbhar,
youthful and tech-savvy force. The
seamless modernization plan focused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El –Sisi during the 74th Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi on Thursday (ANI)
on developing ‘Force Capabilities’,
the creation of Self-Reliant Defense 25-pounder guns. The Main Battle & Development Laboratory Hyder- Army and are a shining example of the
ecosystem with Make-in-India pur- Tank ARJUN of the 75 Armored abad, a lab of DRDO. The motto Indian Army’s quest for self-reliance.
suit, and a learner and agile Army Regiment was led by Captain Aman- of NAMIS is `Satrah Mech - Har Meanwhile, exuding confidence
driven by technology. jeet Singh. The State-of-the-art MBT Maidan Fateh. in India, Egyptian President Abdel
The doctrinal and operational ARJUN is third generation main bat- The Quick Reaction Fighting Fattah El-Sisi said under New Delhi’s
studies continued on the establish- tle tank developed indigenously by Vehicle was led by Captain Naveen presidency, the G20 will be successful
ment of theatre commands to en- India’s Defense Research and Devel- Dhatterwal of the 3 Ladakh Scouts in achieving its goal, the External Af-
hance Op preparedness, synergy, and opment Organization (DRDO). Regiment with a motto of War Cry: fairs Ministry said in a statement.
combat potential of the Armed forces. The NAG Missile System of 17 `Ki Ki So So Lahargyalo’ which Egyptian President, who was
For the first time, the 21 Gun Sa- Mechanized Infantry Regiment was means ‘Victory to God. the chief guest at the Republic Day
lute was given to President Droupadi led by Lieutenant Siddhartha Tyagi. These vehicles under Atma Nir- Parade, held discussions with Prime
Murmu during the parade with 105 The System popularly called NA- bhar Bharat Scheme are being manu- Minister Narendra Modi on Wednes-
mm Indian Field Guns on Kartavya MIS is a tank destroyer indigenously factured by TATA Advance System and day and the two countries decided to
Path replacing the British-made designed by the Defense Research Bharat Forge Limited for the Indian Continued at next page... >>

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