Big-ticket defence deals likely during PM Modi’s Paris visit
1 year, 5 months ago

Big-ticket defence deals likely during PM Modi’s Paris visit

The Hindu  

PM Modi in France As the India-France strategic partnership hits the quarter-century mark, it has been given “strong guidance” by the “common vision” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron, Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kwatra said on Wednesday, ahead of Mr. Modi’s two-day visit to France, starting July 13. There are several other defence deals in the pipeline which could see movement during Mr. Modi’s visit, including a proposal to buy three more Scorpene-class conventional submarines for the Navy, and a plan to jointly develop fighter jet engines to power fifth-generation advanced medium combat aircraft, and the twin-engine deck-based fighter to operate from carriers. “Reorientation of our security partnership in line with AtmanirbharBharat objectives, supply chain integration between the industry and business segments of the two countries would all form part of discussions under the bilateral talks between the two leaders,” Mr. Kwatra said, describing economic ties between India and France as being in a state of “robust upswing”. Though Paris and several other major French cities have recently experienced serious anti-police riots, Mr. Kwatra said that the shadow of the riots would not fall on Mr. Modi’s visit.

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India and France ink defence deal after Macron’s Delhi visit

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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