Newly-inducted Union Minister
of State for Defence and North Goa
MP Shripad Naik
Sunday said he would initiate efforts to ensure that Goa
gets to host the next edition of defence exposition.
Goa
had last hosted the mega exhibition in 2016 when late Manohar Parrikar
was Defence Minister
.The 2018 edition of the exposition was held in Tamil Nadu.
"The priority will be to get back Defence exposition in Goa as it contributes for employment generation," Naik
said, adding that he would initiate efforts to host the next edition of Defence exposition.
He also said investment by Defence ministry in Goa would be given a priority to create employment opportunities for locals.
Responding to a query, Naik
said both Pakistan
andChina
are hostile, but the latter is less aggressive.
"The Chinese aggression is in a lesser degree. But Pakistan
and other terrorist groups are being tackled by the government," he said.
Naik said Prime Minister Narendra Modi
had prioritised curbing of "rising terrorism and infiltration".