Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday assured the Lok Sabha that the armed forces were prepared for any eventuality amid a tense standoff between India and China in Doklam.
He was responding to a question on the issue, and specifically a question based on a senior Army officer’s statement that Pakistan’s defence industry was better than India’s.
Mr. Jaitley said the armed forces had adequate defence equipment to tackle any exigency.
“Our defence forces are ready to take on any eventuality,” he said without making any specific reference to Doklam.
He was asked a question on a CAG report that stated that the defence forces had ammunition that could last for only 22 days in the event of a war, instead of the mandatory 40 days.
He responded that “significant progress” has been made on this issue thereafter, but did not elaborate. “Nobody should have a doubt on that,” he said.
His deputy in the Defence Ministry, Subhash Bhamre, responded to questions on indigenisation of weapons production, saying the forces had a long-term integrated (LTI) perspective for the next 15 years.
Mr. Jaitley sought to allay fears of closure of ordnance defence factories, saying all these factories were going to continue and no employee would be retrenched.
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