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.
- 3.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?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 3
Prime Minister Modi announced Mission Sudarshan Chakra in his 15 August 2025 address as a defence shield with offensive and deterrent strength. Its stated aims are rapid, precise and powerful defence responses that reinforce strategic autonomy, and a nationwide security shield over all public places by 2035. The Defence Minister has described it as a multi-level missile defence system.
- ✓ 1. The Mission is meant to strengthen India's offensive and deterrent capabilities and neutralise enemy defence infiltrations; the Defence Minister calls it a multi-level missile defence system.
- ✓ 2. The official summary says the initiative is designed to enhance rapid, precise and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy.
- ✓ 3. The official summary says all public places will be covered by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035.
Remember · Mission Sudarshan Chakra (announced 15 Aug 2025): multi-level missile defence with offensive strength, strategic autonomy, and a nationwide shield covering public places by 2035.
Sources
- Prime Minister of India: Highlights from the PM’s address on the 79th Independence Day (offensive and deterrent capabilities) ↗ “To strengthen India’s offensive and deterrent capabilities, we are launching “Mission Sudarshan Chakra”, aimed at neutralising enemy defence infiltrations and enhancing India’s offensive capabilities. … The initiative is designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India’s strategic autonomy. … All public places will be covered by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035, ensuring comprehensive protection for the nation while showcasing India’s commitment to self-reliant defence.”
- PIB (Ministry of Defence): Raksha Mantri inaugurates an Advanced Weapon System Complex at DRDL, Hyderabad (12 June 2026) ↗ “‘Mission Sudarshan Chakra' will be a multi-level missile defence system of modern India”
Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper I (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·