India’s Defence Corridors Face Their Real Test: Turning ₹70,000 Crore of Promises into Factories

India’s Defence Industrial Corridors have crossed the stage where announcing land and investment is enough. The government now says the Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu corridors have attracted roughly ₹70,000 crore in investment proposals, with nearly ₹10,000 crore invested. The strategic question has changed: can India convert commitments into operating plants, supplier networks, testing capacity and exportable defence products?