14-Feb; Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today stated that India does not believe in dealing with security issues in the old paternalistic or the neo-colonial paradigms. Speaking at the Defence Ministers’ Conclave in Bengaluru, the Minister said India considers all nations as equal partners. He stressed that richer, militarily or technologically more advanced nations do not have the right to dictate their solutions to the nations in need of support.The Defence Minister highlighted that India offers an enhanced defence partnership to the friendly foreign nations. India offers a partnership that is accommodative of the national priorities and capacities. He said India wants to build, create and develop with other partner countries. He added that it is India’s endeavour to transcend the hierarchical relationship of buyer and seller, to a co development and co-production model.
