India is looking at opportunities for collaboration across defence sector during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Malaysia, with the sale of Dornier aircraft, maintenance of Scorpene submarines and SU-30 aircraft, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said India is emerging as the preferred sustainment and repair hub for the entire Indo-Pacific region, backed by a rapidly advancing shipbuilding ecosystem that is now delivering multiple world-class naval platforms.
Brigadier Rajesh Karel, Chief Engineer, DGNP, highlighted the contributions of IIT Madras in the development of key infrastructures in the Western Naval Command, Mumbai, during the past decades.
The Indian Navy continues to monitor the maritime security situation in the North/ Central Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden, an official statement from the Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday.