• Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu. (wionews.com)
  • Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu highlighted the importance of defence cooperation between Russia and India during his meeting with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday (December 6). (wionews.com)
  • Recently, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh invited leading Swedish defence companies to set up manufacturing bases in India as he showcased India as an attractive destination for investment to produce military equipment and platforms. (saab.com)
  • Russia's defence minister and his Indian counterpart, along with India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Russia counterpart Sergey Lavrov, held a 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in the Indian capital. (wionews.com)
  • India's time-tested friend Russia has come forward to be a partner in the ambitious Make-in-India initiative in sectors like defence manufacturing, nuclear power, solar energy, heavy engineering and railways. (vijayvaani.com)
  • These would boost defence manufacturing in India and India's defence readiness with next generation equipment," he said. (vijayvaani.com)
  • Recently India's Defence Acquisition Council has approved the purchase of Russian S-400 Triumf air missile defence system. (vijayvaani.com)
  • India's defence production exceeded this benchmark for the first in the latest financial year. (equitymaster.com)
  • Is India's defence self-reliance story too good to be true? (equitymaster.com)
  • Also, India's defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics is in talks with at least four countries to sell its light-combat aircraft, Tejas. (equitymaster.com)
  • One could see Make in India as being about transferring old assembly lines from another country to India, and simply doing licenced production here, or we could look at what it will take for India's defence industry to truly become the center of the next technology revolution in Defence and to produce the best-selling systems in the world. (saab.com)
  • The crucial meeting happened ahead of Russian President, Vladimir Putin's visit to India during which he will meet Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. (wionews.com)
  • During his recent visit to Russia towards the end of last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a deliberate push for his Make-in-India initiative in the defence sector. (vijayvaani.com)
  • In 2017, approximately 68% of the Indian military's hardware import came from Russia, making Russia the chief supplier of defence equipment. (wikipedia.org)
  • Moscow still remains as a major supplier of defence platforms and equipment even though India has made a conscious effort to diversify its import basket for new technology transfer and has inched towards US. (vijayvaani.com)
  • India-Russia relations are the bilateral relations and overall international policies between the Republic of India and the Russian Federation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Rajnath Singh also tweeted, "Had a productive, fruitful and substantial bilateral discussions on defence cooperation with the Russian Defence Minister, General Sergey Shoigu in New Delhi today. (wionews.com)
  • I am confident Russia and India will help in enhancing regional security. (wionews.com)
  • India values its special and privileged strategic partnership with Russia. (wionews.com)
  • Under the strategic relationship between the two countries that was elevated to Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership during the visit of President Vladimir Putin to India in December 2014, the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military-Technical Cooperation thereafter met twice in 2015 - in January in New Delhi and in November in Moscow - prior to Modi's visit to Russia. (vijayvaani.com)
  • Similarly, a 2017 opinion poll by the Moscow-based non-governmental think tank Levada-Center states that Russians identified India as one of their top five "friends", with the others being Belarus, China, Kazakhstan and Syria. (wikipedia.org)
  • Military exports from India were negligible until 2017. (equitymaster.com)
  • In 2017, the Union Minister of Transport, Nitin Gadkari, said that Rs 800 crore project would be implemented under the NHAI (National Highway Authority of India). (organiser.org)
  • Now with the launch of the Make-in-India initiative in September 25, 2014 greater emphasis is given to the manufacture of products in the country with adequate transfer of technology. (vijayvaani.com)
  • In the 14th and 15th meetings of IRIGC-MTC both sides reaffirmed their intention to expand the scope of cooperation and avail of the opportunities provided by the Make-in-India initiative. (vijayvaani.com)
  • The Make-in-India initiative is not only limited to the defence sector, but will be extended to nuclear power plants being built with Russian assistance. (vijayvaani.com)
  • I would say it concentrates on three main areas: the 'Make in India' initiative, making it easier to do business in India and creating stability in the tax regime. (asiahouse.org)
  • The Indian prime minister is looking to secure promises of bigger investments as part of his 'Make In India' initiative, aimed at fostering the nation's relatively weak manufacturing sector. (governancenow.com)
  • According to the central government's IT rules, obscene or offensive statement made against a person, religion, community or nation is a punishable offense, and legal action would be taken against people who indulge in such activities. (organiser.org)
  • The Indian Government's vision for Make in India is clear: Indian defence industry needs to become self-reliant or atmanirbhar, boost manufacturing and create new jobs in manufacturing. (saab.com)
  • Saab´s commitment to the Indian Government's vision is firm: We want to be the Indian company that, in close cooperation with our industrial network, fulfils the ambition to establish India´s aerospace industry as a world leader. (saab.com)
  • Russia has stated that it supports India receiving a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. (wikipedia.org)
  • This has stimulated the defence industrial manufacturing ecosystem. (equitymaster.com)
  • The challenge for most foreign companies operating or investing in India has been the ecosystem, especially for the manufacturing sector, and this budget aims to address these issues. (asiahouse.org)
  • Policy reforms, like ban on certain imports and integration of defence SME and startups in the supply chain have revolutionised Indian defence. (equitymaster.com)
  • In an address at a virtual conference on India-Sweden defence industry cooperation on June 8, he said the government has initiated several reforms to help the defence industries to serve not only Indian requirements but also meet global demands. (saab.com)
  • It is important to note that greements for procurement of 7.63x39mm assault rifles AK-203 and protocol on amending agreement on cooperation for Kalashnikov series small arms manufacturing were signed during the defence ministers' meetings. (wionews.com)
  • IRIGC-MTC is co-chaired by the defence ministers of both countries. (vijayvaani.com)
  • Traditionally, the Indo-Russian strategic partnership has been built on five major components: politics, defence, civil nuclear energy, anti-terrorism co-operation, as well as the advancement of and exploration of outer space travel. (wikipedia.org)
  • During Modi's Russia visit an agreement was signed between the Department of Atomic Energy of India and the Russian State Energy Corporation "Rosatom" for localization of manufacturing in India for Russian-designed nuclear reactor units in the country. (vijayvaani.com)
  • Three new joint working groups, namely on nuclear fuel, science and technology and nuclear power have been set up following President Putin's visit to India in 2014. (vijayvaani.com)
  • This is how Indian engineers will truly get the capabilities to create Indian systems that are the most technologically advanced in the world. (saab.com)
  • In fact, the scope for India to grow the defence exports is evident in this map shared by KPMG. (equitymaster.com)
  • failed verification] India has an embassy in Moscow and two consulates-general (in Saint Petersburg and Vladivostok). (wikipedia.org)
  • It looks at socio-economic development too as he said that contributions to the Clean India ( Swachh Bharat ) Fund will get 100 per cent tax deductions. (asiahouse.org)
  • Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar invited Russian companies to come to India for other joint projects, specifically the production of spare parts for Russia-made military equipment on Indian soil. (vijayvaani.com)
  • This will appeal to foreign companies selling their services to India, for example technology ones, and is a huge relief Indian companies as well. (asiahouse.org)
  • According to a 2014 BBC World Service Poll, 85% of Russians view India positively, with only 9% expressing a negative view. (wikipedia.org)
  • As far as military technology R&D is concerned, both ISRO and DRDO have got more autonomy for defence tech partnerships with private sector and startups, over the years. (equitymaster.com)
  • Defence is a critical sector for cooperation between the two countries. (vijayvaani.com)
  • Pod taxi will be built at the cost of Rs 810 crores and will pass through Sector-29, 28, 31, and 32 of Noida and reach Film City from Jewar Airport. (organiser.org)
  • We have a special focus on infrastructure and developing a world class manufacturing sector. (governancenow.com)
  • The IRIGC (India-Russia Intergovernmental Commission) is the main body that conducts affairs at the governmental level between both countries. (wikipedia.org)
  • In his opening remarks, Shoigu said, "Russia-India defence cooperation is important for the relations between our two countries during these times. (wionews.com)
  • Druzhba-Dosti has placed the relationship between the two countries on a firm footing, particularly in matters relating to defence and security despite resentments in the country on account of Russia supplying fighter jet engines to Pakistan. (vijayvaani.com)
  • These agreements will be in the fields of space, culture, science and technology, defence etc. (wionews.com)
  • In the short time since then, Korea's global leadership in manufacturing and technology has become more visible. (governancenow.com)
  • Defence and Aerospace are meant to play a very important role in this process as drivers for innovation and technology injection. (saab.com)
  • An agreement was signed for manufacture of Kamov 226 helicopter in India, which according to him, would be "the first project for a major defence platform under the Make-in-India mission. (vijayvaani.com)
  • India is the second largest market for the Russian defence industry. (wikipedia.org)
  • He said he wants to bring out world-class bankruptcy laws along the lines of what they have in the USA to enable people to wind down companies in India more easily. (asiahouse.org)
  • This is very important because India was ranked very low in the 'enforcing contracts' part of the Doing Business World Bank assessment. (asiahouse.org)
  • He further added that India "deeply appreciates" Russia's strong support. (wionews.com)
  • All three manufacturing giants operate plants in India where they enjoy sizeable shares of the vast consumer market for cars, smartphones and home appliances. (governancenow.com)
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  • KPMG India CEO Richard Rekhy shares his views with Asia House Web Editor Naomi Canton on Narendra Modi's first full year Union Budget. (asiahouse.org)
  • We have made progress on a number of other defence proposals. (vijayvaani.com)
  • Korea's rapid progress has made the vision of an Asian century stronger. (governancenow.com)
  • He lauded the efforts to make the service a reality but also said some basic facilities need to be implemented to make the pod successful. (organiser.org)
  • In the World Bank Group's Doing Business 2015 report , for example, India was ranked 142 out of 189 economies for its ease of doing businesses. (asiahouse.org)
  • Highlighting the importance of his current visit, PM Modi said that for long time, India has been following 'Look East policy', but now that has changed. (governancenow.com)
  • The Druzhba-Dosti joint statement signed during President Putin's visit to India in December 2014 has begun fructifying. (vijayvaani.com)
  • India and Russia together have aligned interest of creating multipolar world order each being one pole instead of bipolar world with the decline of the American-led unipolar world order. (wikipedia.org)
  • The world has realized that BRICS cannot be imagined without India,' the PM said. (governancenow.com)
  • We might start with offering Swedish systems to India, but our long-term aim is to build Indo-Swedish systems that we can then offer to the world. (saab.com)
  • They create their own systems that they then sell to the world, including to Sweden. (saab.com)
  • The regulation of contents (e.g. flavours), in order to make tobacco products less appealing to minors, also contributes to the implementation of Article 16. (who.int)
  • citation needed] In addition, Russia has expressed interest in joining SAARC with observer status in which India is a founding member. (wikipedia.org)