‘UK’s Make in India expertise in def |
The UK made a renewed push for strategic partnership with India after it had earlier failed to win the contract for the mega 126 fighter project.The UK may have lost out in the race to supply fighter jets to IAF, but it remains quite gung-ho about stepping up its international strategic partnership with India as well as the "Make in India" policy. This has gained momentum after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to the UK in November 2015. Thuis was stated by visiting British minister of state for defence procurement Philip Dunne . He is also looking forward to the Def-Expo at Goa in March 2016. After the very important visit by PM Modi to the UK, at which PMs Cameron and Modi signed a defence and strategic partnership agreement, he had been tasked by defence secretary Michael Fallon to invite defence minister Manohar Parrikar to the UK, set up some strategic direction and identify areas where both can collaborate. There are some areas where India has a clear expertise that the UK would like to benefit from, and vice-versa.
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