Who needs to down the FGFA?

SOURCE: RUSSIA & INDIA REPORT There is a buzz in the air about New Delhi’s intentions of shooting down the 2007 agreement with Moscow for the joint development of fifth generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) or at least put it on the hold to generate the funds for financing the Rafale deal with France.Under the estimated […]



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Poland is interested in an Indo-Israeli naval air defense systems

SOURCE: DEFENSE UPDATE The two countries have teamed to co-develop and market the area defense system which is considered more compact and affordable than comparable naval air defense systems of European and US origin. Poland considered the acquisition of seven 1,900 ton Gawron class corvettes based on the Meko A-100. This project was cancelled in […]



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Tata-Airbus to bid for IAF aircraft deal, 40 to be made in India

SOURCE: FE In the first big boost to the government’s “Make in India” initiative, aimed at making India a manufacturing hub, Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) on Tuesday announced a joint bid for a government contract to supply military aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF). The IAF is looking to […]



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Vietnam, India scale the Great Wall of China

SOURCE: HINDUSTAN TIMES The strategic gap that kept India and Vietnam apart in the past may have at least been bridged with the present Vietnamese prime minister’s visit.The two have a bond going back to India’s support for Vietnam in its successive wars with France, the US and China. Both have territorial disputes with China […]



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Israel – Strategic Defence Partner for India

SOURCE: NITI CENTRAL The week’s international media roundup by Team Niti Central begins with Nick Byrant’s piece in Brisbane Times where he talks how the recent times have been worrisome for those “who fear that American greatness is more a part of the country’s past than its future”. He goes on to state that during […]



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Vietnam PM’s India visit: China will be frowning upon PM Modi

SOURCE : FIRST POST The Narendra Modi government has done well in cementing ties with Vietnam further particularly in defence and oil exploration sectors during the just-ended India visit by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, but the problem is that China will most certainly not take this growing India-Vietnam bonhomie lying low. The past, […]



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India to modernise Vietnam’s defence forces

SOURCE: THE HINDU Calling India’s defence cooperation with Vietnam “among our most important,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a commitment to “modernise Vietnam’s defence and security forces” on Tuesday after talks with his counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung. The two countries signed several agreements, including a memorandum of understanding for exploration by ONGC Videsh Limited in […]



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