Atmanirbhar Bharat in Defence Production: A Necessity for Strategic Autonomy

From a constitutional view, defence lies under Article 246 (Union List)  but philosophically it connects to Article 21 the right to life. Because without security, rights remain theoretical. But When a nation depends on others for its defence, it slowly gives away a part of its freedom. Not openly, not visibly but silently. This is the psychology of dependence . You may have weapons but the control over their supply lies somewhere else. And control, in geopolitics, is everything. Atmanirbhar Bharat in defence is an attempt to break this invi…