Rajnath Singh stresses defence self-reliance at Nagpur facility launch

Updated On: 19 June, 2026 04:44 PM IST | Nagpur | PTI

He was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for a 10,000-tonne aluminium extrusion press at the state-owned Yantra India Limited (YIL) in Ambajhari, Nagpur. The new facility will help reduce dependence on imports of critical aluminium components

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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurate the state-of-the-art 10,000-tonne aluminium extrusion press at Yantra India Limited’s Ordnance Factory, in Nagpur. (PIC/PTI)

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said conventional warfare and means are still relevant today as they were in 1947, and noted that a nation that fulfils its own needs can march ahead with confidence.

He was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony for a 10,000-tonne aluminium extrusion press at the state-owned Yantra India Limited (YIL) in Ambajhari, Nagpur.