Consider the following statements about Mission Sudarshan Chakra of India:<br/><br/>1. It aims to enhance India's air defence, ballistic missile defence and aerial offensive capabilities.<br/>2. This Mission is being designed to enhance rapid, precise, and powerful defence responses, reinforcing India's strategic autonomy.<br/>3. One of the aims of this Mission is to cover all public places of India by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035.<br/><br/>Which of the statements given above is/are correct?<br/>

Statement 2 is directly supported by official PMO/PIB summaries, which describe Mission Sudarshan Chakra as enabling rapid, precise and powerful defence responses and reinforcing India’s strategic autonomy. Statement 3 is also supported by official PMO/PIB highlight summaries and later official defence summaries stating that all public places/public spaces would be covered by an expanded nationwide security shield by 2035. Statement 1 is supported in substance by the June 12, 2026 Ministry of Defence release describing the mission as a multi-level missile defence system, tied to air defence and capable of delivering a decisive retaliatory punch. On balance, the best-supported option is 1, 2 and 3.