Like-minded countries should strive together for collective actions for peace in view of the state of “flux” triggered by multiple con flicts in the world, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday. In an address at an ‘Ambassadors’ Round-Table’, he said the next month’s ‘Aero India’ aerospace exhibition in India presents an opportunity for nations to jointly explore strengths and capabilities and address “strategic” as well as “tactical needs”. The defence minister said aerospace power is the “new frontier of military dominance” which acts as strategic deterrence. India’s biennial aerospace exhibition Aero-India will be held at Yelahanka on the outskirts of Bengaluru from February 10-14 with an aim to project the country as a hub for de fence manufacturing. Singh said the Indian aerospace and defence sector represents an attractive opportunity for foreign companies seeking to establish new ventures and partnerships. “It is of paramount importance that the like-minded countries should strive together for col lective actions for peace and prosperity,” he said. “Without these, our future generations will not be able to take ad vantage of economic growth or technological innovations that we are experiencing in today’s era,” Singh told en voys of several countries. Singh said India is emerg ing as a leading voice for the Global South, and it advo cates for a multi-aligned pol icy approach, which ensures that diverse views are consid ered in the collective pursuit of prosperity. “In today’s geo political landscape, fostering unity among like-minded na tions is essential for ensuring mutual prosperity and peace, while addressing contem porary challenges,” he said. The defence minister said India has always champi oned shared prosperity and shared responsibility based on the fundamental principle of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (One Earth, One Family). Singh described Aero India as one such event, where “na tions come together and form bonds beyond boundaries.” Elaborating on the vision behind the biennial event, he stated that it has prov en itself to be the meeting ground for the aerospace and defence sectors to showcase their products/technologies. He defined it as a forum to forge strategic partnerships towards increasing opportu nities for business, transfer of technology, joint devel opment and co-production. The Aero India will feature a ‘Defence Ministers’ Con clave, CEOs’ round-table and a large exhibition comprising India Pavilion and a trade fair of aerospace compa nies. In his remarks, Singh emphasised that India now possesses one of the largest defence industrial ecosystems in Asia and cited the “signifi cant milestone” of setting-up of a production facility for C-295 transport aircraft in in Vadodara. The defence minister as serted that India has emerged as an attractive destination for investment, and Aero India presents an opportu nity for friendly nations to jointly explore strengths and capabilities in the defence sector.