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The grand event becomes the first ever Investors’ Meet for defence, having more than 100 startups to showcase their innovations, with 451 partnerships and launches likely to be sealed. During the DefExpo, the second India-Africa Defence Dialogue under the theme ‘India-Africa: Adopting strategy for synergizing Defence and Security cooperation’ and the second ‘Indian Ocean Region Plus (IOR+) Conclave’ took place.
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Glimpses from the inaugural ceremony of 12th DefExpo graced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (Photo: Ministry of Defence)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Governor of Gujarat Acharya Devvrat, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel, Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande and Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar among others. (Photo: Ministry of Defence)
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Showcasing India’s Defence Capabilities To The World. (Photo: Ministry of Defence)
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8 years ago, India was known as a defence importer. Today, our strides in defence manufacturing are widely known. PM Modi said. (Photo: Ministry of Defence)
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At the India Pavilion of the expo, PM Modi unveil HTT-40, the indigenous trainer aircraft designed byHindustan AeronauticsLimited (HAL). (Photo: Ministry of Defence)
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For the first time, witness a defence exhibition held exclusively for Indian companies, including domestic subsidiaries of foreign firms, divisions of companies registered in India and exhibitors having joint ventures with Indian companies. (Photo: Ministry of Defence)