By Admin 
India is among the world’s largest arms purchasing countries. The Indian Air Force is retiring its Mig-21 fleet. In such a situation, there is a discussion that India will include other fighter jets in their fleet. Therefore, from America, Russia to France, India is offering offers to buy their fighter jets. Meanwhile, the Defense Secretary of India has given a big statement.
Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said on Friday (September 12, 2025) that India needs to showcase its ‘soft power’ as well as its ‘hard power’ amidst growing competitive populism and economic protectionism worldwide. The Defense Secretary was addressing the Southern Command Defense Tech 2025 Seminar (Strid 2025) in Pune.
Rising wave of nationalism in the world: Rajesh Kumar Singh
Rajesh Kumar Singh said that geopolitical factors associated with the ongoing struggles in West Asia and Europe and the rise of populist leadership around the world have stopped the trend of increasing globalization and free trade. He said, ‘These trends are promoting competitive populistism and economic protectionism around the world, along with economic fragmentation, collapse of multilateral institutions and the rising wave of nationalism is also being seen.’
What did the defense secretary say about the deal?
The Defense Secretary said, “As a result, at a time when strategic bargains you need to be able to demonstrate rigorous power too, the need to show rigorous power in support of soft power is becoming even more important.”
He also said that there is a need to bring together research institutes, private and public sectors like the education world, Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) to meet the needs of the country’s armed forces.
India, France and Russia are offering
Let us know that America has the most modern and most dangerous fifth generation fighter jet F-35, but it is quite expensive. Russia’s SU-57 is also a fifth generation stealth fighter jet, it is considered to be a collision of F-35, but it is much cheaper than it. Apart from this, France also wants to sell its Rafael to India. India already have two Squadron of Rafael.