Rajnath Singh visits IISE 2019 at Pragati Maidan

NEW DELHI: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended an exclusive programme on ‘Indian Defence' at India International Security Expo 2019 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, on Friday. To mark the occasion, he also released exclusive knowledge papers on “Shifting Gears from Import to Export– Defence Capability Developments”.

After attending the programme, the minister took round of the Expo and evinced his keen interest in a wide range of displays comprising of the

latest security and surveil

lance systems which are indispensable for a credible and rapid response to security challenges and threats in the internal and external domains during peace and war.

Among the high dignitaries present on the occasion were L C Goyal, Chairman & Managing Director, ITPO, Sanjay Jaju, Joint Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Lt. Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane, PVSM, Vice-chief of Army Staff, D K Aggarwal, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rajesh Agrawal, Executive Director, ITPO, Lt. Gen. Subrata Saha, PVSM, Chief Mentor, PHD (Defence & HLS Committee), Sanjay Aggrawal, Sr. Vice- President, PHD Chamber, Rajiv Bhatnagar, Chairman, PHD Defence & HLS Committee, members of the diplomatic corps, captains of Indian Security industry, senior representatives and experts from defence and law enforcement agencies, participants, delegates and media representatives.

Organized by ITPO and PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry with support of the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of External Affairs and Ministry of MSME, Government of India, IISE 2019 (October3-5) has been organized in Hall 12, Pragati Maidan. Concurrent programmes Indian defence & homeland security with meaningful deliberations by experts are among the major attractions at the Expo.