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?

Option (B) — 1 and 2 only

• Mission Sudarshan Chakra is an initiative by the Indian Air Force (IAF) aimed at enhancing India's integrated air defence, ballistic missile defence, and aerial offensive capabilities.
• The mission is designed to bolster rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy in the face of evolving security threats.
• The mission is a military/defence initiative focused on air defence and offensive capabilities, not a civilian public security shield covering public places. Statement 3 incorrectly characterizes it as a nationwide public places security shield by 2035.

• 1. It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities: Correct. This accurately describes the core objectives of Mission Sudarshan Chakra.
• 2. This Mission is designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy: Correct. The mission aims at strengthening India's defence posture and strategic autonomy.
• 3. One of the aims is to cover all public places by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035: Incorrect. Mission Sudarshan Chakra is a military defence initiative and does not aim to provide a security shield for all public places.