This special report focuses on India's major leap in self-reliance with the indigenous Tejas Mark 1A fighter jet, following the maiden flight from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's new Nashik facility.

India expects to spend about 654 billion rupees ($7.44 billion) to buy engines for fighter aircraft that are under development until 2035, according to estimates

India has refused drugmakers' requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their manufacturing facilities to international standards, four sources said, amid public anger over the recent deaths of at least 24 children who consumed locally-produced cough syrup.