India, the world’s second-largest arms importer after Ukraine, now dreams of positioning itself as a country capable of producing and selling its own weapons abroad. New Delhi is now producing bullet-proof vests and helmets, night vision binoculars, drones, helicopters and even missiles. Since 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has been pushing for self-reliance, in particular with its “Make in India” policy. Our correspondents report.
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