NEW DELHI: India must remain “proactive, ahead of the curve and future-ready” in the defence sector as it cannot adopt “a reactive approach” in today’s rapidly evolving world and constantly shifting geopolitical landscape, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.The minister, speaking at the Navy’s ‘Swavlamban 2025’ seminar, also asked Indian defence companies to move forward with a “profit-plus approach” to further reduce the country’s dependence on arms imports and strengthen indigenous manufacturing. “The common perception has often been that the private sector is profit-driven. There’s nothing wrong with that. But the profit-plus approach means that along with monetary profit, there should also be nationalism, a sense of duty, strategic responsibility, and the sentiment of doing something big for the country,” Singh said.
