Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India: 1) It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities. 2)This Mission is being designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy. [2026]

Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India:

It aims to enhance India’s air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities.
This Mission is being designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India’s strategic autonomy.
One of the aims of this Mission is to cover all public places of India by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1, 2 and 3
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 only

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct

Mission Sudarshan Chakra, announced on Independence Day 2025, aims to enhance India’s air defence, ballistic missile defence, and aerial offensive capabilities.

Statement 2 is correct

The mission is designed for rapid, precise defence responses aligned with Atmanirbhar Bharat, reinforcing India’s strategic autonomy.

Statement 3 is correct

PM Modi explicitly stated that by 2035, all important places including hospitals, railways, and centres of faith will be covered under a nationwide security shield.

Infographic on the Sudarshan Chakra Mission, India’s proposed indigenous multi-layered air defence shield, highlighting its outer, middle, and inner defence layers, AI-enabled threat interception, cyber defence features, and integration with systems like Akashteer, Trigun, and Project Kusha.

Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3; Difficulty Level: Medium

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