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Country Needs Innovators To Promote Self Dependence In Defence Sector: Former IAF Chief Dhanoa
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- Former Indian Air Force chief BS Dhanoa on Monday said the country needs innovators in all spheres to promote self-dependence in the defence sector.
- Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa (retd) was addressing a national webinar on ‘Valour of Indian Air Force as a motivator for the young generation in times of Covid-19’, organized by the department of psychology, Panjab University.
- “The government’s decision to ban the import of 101 defence items is good for the domestic industry and will make them compete and excel,” he said.
- He added that information dominance and self-sustainability are of utmost importance to deal with threats to national security.
- The need of the hour is to bring about behavioral change to courageously face the new normal, he added.
- PU vice-chancellor Raj Kumar said the young generation has always looked up to armed forces as a motivational symbol of sacrifice and bravery.