"Indian armed forces must fight the next war with indigenous solutions," he said while addressing a seminar organised jointly by the army and the Indian Technical Textile Association.
Pushing for developing a robust domestic defence industry, Army Chief Bipin Rawat on Monday said that India's armed forces must fight the next war with indigenous solutions.
General Rawat's comments come two days after the defence ministry broadly finalised a much-awaited policy under which select private firms will be roped in to build military platforms like submarines and fighter jets in India in partnership with foreign entities.
"Indian armed forces must fight the next war with indigenous solutions," he said while addressing a seminar organised jointly by the army and the Indian Technical Textile Association.
"There must be effective engagement between the Armed forces and the industry," the Army Chief added.
General Rawat also talked about combat clothing and boots being supplied to the US army by the Indian private sector.
"There is huge budget with the Army that has been spent on textiles. It is high time that we look for indigenous solutions," he said.
Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani told the gathering that the National Textile Corporation will have a specialised facility to develop clothes and other gear for the Armed forces.
The defence ministry broadly finalised a policy aimed at bringing together private firms to build military platforms like submarines and fighter jets in India in partnership with foreign entities.
The policy is also aimed at giving a boost to the 'Make in India' mantra of Prime Minister Narendra Modi by fostering a partnership between domestic and foreign manufacturers.
Rawat said discussions at the seminar must not be confined to files and official papers and practical steps must be taken to boost cooperation between the Armed forces and the textile industry.
Irani said there must be cohesive alignment of cooperation between the textile industry and the Armed forces.
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
 "Bipin Rawat")
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
)
)
)
)
)
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}
){kind=small}