Addressing the Ambassadors’ Round-Table, organised as a prelude to Aero India 2025, in New Delhi on 10 January 2025, the Union Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, said that fostering unity among like-minded nations is essential for ensuring mutual prosperity and peace, given the current geopolitical landscape with multiple conflicts and challenges.

“It is of paramount importance that the like-minded countries should strive together for collective actions for peace and prosperity. Without these, our future generations will not be able to take advantage of economic growth or technological innovations that we are experiencing in today’s era,” Rajnath Singh told the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of various countries attending the event.

He described Aero India, Asia’s largest aeroshow, as one such event, where nations come together and form bonds beyond boundaries. Elaborating on the vision behind the biennial event, he stated that it has proven itself to be the meeting ground for the aerospace and defence sectors to showcase their products/technologies. He defined it as a forum to forge strategic partnerships towards increasing opportunities for business, Transfer of Technology, joint development and co-production between various industries.

Raksha Mantri emphasised that, today, India possesses one of the largest defence industrial ecosystems in Asia and the Government is committed to further enhancing the capabilities. He added that the Indian aerospace and defence sector represents an attractive opportunity for foreign companies seeking to establish new ventures & partnerships.

The 15th edition of Aero India is scheduled to be held at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka in Bengaluru, Karnataka from 10 to 14 February 2025.