Source: HT
Context: On India’s 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister of India announced the launch of Mission Sudarshan Chakra, a multi-layered indigenous defence initiative to protect India’s strategic, civilian, and religious sites from enemy attacks.
About Mission Sudarshan Chakra:
- What it is?
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- A national security mission aimed at creating an advanced, multi-layered shield around critical installations across India.
- Inspired by the mythological Sudarshan Chakra of Lord Krishna, blending cultural ethos with modern strategic defence.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Defence.
- Objective:
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- To develop an indigenous, research-based security system to neutralise threats from air, land, sea, and cyber domains.
- Ensure self-reliance (Aatmanirbhar Bharat) in critical defence technology.
- Provide proactive, integrated protection for vital infrastructure, cities, and sacred places.
- Features:
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- Multi-Layered Defence: Integrates surveillance, interception, and counter-attack capabilities.
- Comprehensive Coverage: Protects strategic, civilian, and religious sites.
- Advanced Technology: Combines radar, AI-enabled tracking, cyber defence, and physical security systems.
- Indigenous Development: Entirely designed, developed, and produced in India.
- Long-Term Plan: Expansion, modernisation, and strengthening of the system by 2035.
- Significance:
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- Strategic Deterrence: Comparable in vision to Israel’s Iron Dome, adapted for India’s diverse threat landscape.
- National Sovereignty: Reduces dependence on foreign defence systems.
- Comprehensive Security: Shields against conventional, hybrid, and cyber threats.
