Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh, speaking in Madhya Pradesh on August 10, 2025, affirmed that Operation Sindoor showcased India’s home-grown strength and self-reliance in defense. He stated this in the backdrop of the precision military strikes carried out on May 7-8, 2025, targeting nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, following the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir that killed Hindu tourists. Singh emphasized that the operation, which neutralized infrastructure linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad, and Hizbul Mujahideen with minimal collateral damage, reflected India’s capacity for decisive action while maintaining strategic restraint. He also pointed out that India’s defense exports have grown from Rs 600 crore in 2014 to over Rs 24,000 crore, reinforcing the nation’s emergence as a global defense player. On the same day, he inaugurated the BRAHMA project — a Rs 1,800 crore greenfield rail manufacturing facility by BEML in Madhya Pradesh — aimed at boosting defense and rail coach production, creating about 5,000 jobs, and strengthening India’s manufacturing base and economic resilience.