Tamil Nadu deputy CM O Panneerselvam welcomes PM Narendra Modi at the Chennai airport on Thursday. (Source: BJP/Twitter)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India's defence preparedness had been hampered by policy paralysis of earlier regimes, but his government was moving fast and resolving issues that should have been addressed long ago.
Inaugurating Defexpo 2018 near Mahabalipuram on East Coast Road, Modi said that India had seen how the “laziness, incompetence or perhaps some hidden motives” can cause damage to the nation. There was a time when, like many other aspects of governance, the critical issue of defence preparedness was hampered by policy paralysis. “Not now. Not anymore. Never again,” he said.
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“Issues that should have been long addressed by previous governments are being resolved now. You would have seen how the issue of providing bullet-proof jackets to Indian Army soldiers was kept hanging for years. You would have also seen that we have brought the process to a successful conclusion with a contract that will provide a boost to defence manufacturing in India. You would also…
