Key Highlights
- There are no permanent friends or partners in today’s geopolitics.
- Self-reliance is more than a desirable aspiration.
- It is an immediate economic and strategic imperative.” He termed the current ongoing conflict in Iran as a ‘major geopolitical shock’ in a resource-rich region and cautioned India due to its import dependency.
- He urged the government to take this sector as a ‘ national priority’ by cutting costs and fostering domestic production.
- “We have such a progressive government that this can happen.

