India’s $26 billion defence target
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The Indian government plans to invest US$10 billion in the creation of two defence industry corridors in the north and south as part of the development of a $26 billion defence industry by 2025
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Defence industry corridors
INDIA
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UTTARAKHAND
New Delhi
Aligarh 
Agra
Jhansi
UTTAR PRADESH 
Lucknow
Kanpur
Chitrakoot
MADHYA PRADESH

Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu defence corridors will create 350,000 jobs

160km
100 miles
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KARNATAKA
Bangalore
Chennai 
Hosur
Salem 
Coimbatore
Trichy
TAMIL NADU
KERALA

160km 100 miles
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Defence production ($ billions)

State-owned    Private companies
2016-17   5.7  4.7  10.4
2017-18   6.1  5.0  11.1
2018-19   6.3  5.0  11.3
2019-20   6.6(est)  6.0 12.6
  
BEML, Bharat Dynamics, Bharat Electronics Garden Reach Shipbuilders, Goa Shipyard Hindustan Aeronautics, Hindustan Shipyard Mazagon Dock, Mishra Dhatu Nigam
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Sources: Jane's Defence Weekly, India Defence Review, Invest India © GRAPHIC NEWS