By the early 1960s, India's military, while not engaged in overt conflicts, had quietly transformed into a formidable, technologically advanced force, a powerful testament to Adav's vision and Bharat Corporation's investment. This was not a military built for traditional conquest, but for deterrence and the subtle projection of India's growing power.
The Indian Navy, now featuring Bharat-built destroyers, submarines, and even its first domestically produced aircraft carriers (incorporating combined Japanese and British designs, refined by Indian engineers), conducted extensive naval exercises in the Indian Ocean, demonstrating its ability to protect vital sea lanes and project power into the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The Indian Air Force, equipped with indigenous fighter jets and bombers, showcased impressive aerial superiority during public displays.
Perhaps most significantly, India conducted its first highly secretive, non-nuclear long-range missile test from a remote desert facility. While publicly declared as a "weather research rocket," the event sent a quiet, unmistakable message to Washington and Moscow: India possessed advanced rocketry capabilities, a direct implication of its rapid nuclear program. Adav ensured these displays of quiet strength were enough to put the US and USSR on notice about India's independent capabilities, making them rethink any attempts at coercion or interference. India was a power that demanded respect, not through aggression, but through undeniable, self-made strength.