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 ?

Mission Sudarshan Chakra was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Independence Day 2025 speech. Statement 1 is correct: The Mission aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities, building on the experience of Operation Sindoor. Statement 2 is correct: The Mission is being designed to enable rapid, precise and powerful defence responses while reinforcing India's strategic autonomy in defence technology. Statement 3 is incorrect: The Mission targets to be operational by 2035 to safeguard strategic and civilian assets, but it does not aim to cover 'all public places' of India under a security shield — its focus is on critical military and civilian infrastructure of strategic importance.