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00:00He went to fight for his companions, for his battalion, for his soil.
00:07So all I have to say is that if you come, don't just come for money.
00:13You should always bring these issues with you and these should be your important issues.
00:18If you come with these issues, then you will be a part of everyone,
00:22you will be a part of happiness and sadness and you will become a part of a team.
00:26If you come for money, then you will not become a part of the team
00:30and we will have to separate you from our system.
00:56As you are aware that few veterans have joined hands together
01:12and we have seen glimpses of this light tank so-called Zorava making rounds.
01:18This has already been to the high altitude, carried out some trials
01:21and I spoke to the DG of DRDO who is dealing with this subject.
01:25As of today when we speak, it is making its journey back to Chennai
01:28and after the kind of improvement which has been suggested during these trials,
01:34we will see the new version and thereafter we will carry out more trials on the subject
01:40and once this finishes, I am sure for the balance also, the orders will follow.
01:52As far as T-72 is concerned, yes, slippages were there.
02:00But you have to see when the corporatization was taking place,
02:04PSUs were not sure how to handle this situation.
02:07So what we have done, like I told you, that PSU is also our responsibility.
02:12Corporatization does not mean that we have given up our responsibilities.
02:15So we have sat down with them, worked out with them.
02:17And if I can say that, that today AVNL has enhanced its overall capacity from 120 to 150
02:25and they have assured me that this capacity will be increased to 200 tanks per year.
02:29Similarly, we also have the army-based workshops.
02:34They are also carrying out a phenomenal work
02:36and two base workshops have been nominated to carry out this overall
02:40and you will be happy to know that in Delhi,
02:42we had recently launched the overall of even T-90 has been carried out.
02:46So I can just assure you the situation is under control.
02:49Of course, when the change takes place, initially first step is the most difficult.
02:54That step we have overcome.
02:55So now the pace of or the transformation which will be much, much faster.
03:02Yeah.
03:06I had noted it last time when you had raised.
03:09So 17, 107 and 97.
03:16Sir, here, sir.
03:22Sir, Sudhiranjan from Bloomberg.
03:25Sir, just wanted your thoughts and views given that the Indian Ocean region
03:28is becoming very, very militarized and contested.
03:31What kind, if any, capabilities are you looking at for the future
03:36in tandem perhaps with the Navy so that, you know,
03:40we are ready in case of any eventuality?
03:43And also are you looking, you know, at a later date of basing troops outside?
03:48If so, which side, sir?
03:50Basing troops outside?
03:52Yeah.
03:53I mean, is there a consideration at all, sir?
03:55Yeah, 107.
03:58Yeah, please, here.
03:59Srinjoy.
04:07Sir, times now.
04:08Srinjoy Choudhury.
04:09Yeah.
04:11Sir, as far as the LAC is concerned, the Army has spoken about leveraging of momentum
04:20of what has happened in recent times.
04:23Now, is there a case, considering so much positive action has happened
04:29vis-a-vis the co-commander level talks at 14th Corps,
04:34of having similar talks on the eastern side with 33, 3, and 4?
04:42Also, sir, are we getting enough engines for our tanks from Russia?
04:52Yes, Sandeep.
04:53Sir, Sandeep, News18, India.