France Seeks Cooperation from India for Aviation, Defence Industries
“French aviation and defence industries have chosen India and will invest in this goal.- Alexandre Ziegler
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“French aviation and defence industries have chosen India and will invest in this goal.- Alexandre Ziegler
At a briefing in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek on Thursday, foreign secretary Vijay Gohkale spoke of how India and Russia were looking to expand collaboration in Russia’s Far East.
A time comes in every leader’s life when he has to create leaders around him. This involves making people around him competent enough to take independent decisions. But this is not easy. Every decision has consequences, not all of them acceptable to a leader. It demands tremendous restraint and maturity on a leader’s part not to intervene and change the decision made by a junior.
Contrary to reports of the time, neither Indian troops nor the PLA formed a human chain and all were unarmed. This faceoff remained for 73 days when the troops disengaged.
The first person to walk on to the Doklam Plateau was Brig Gambhir Singh, commanding 63 Mountain Brigade. He went unarmed and alone, warning the PLA that its actions were violative of bilateral agreements between India and Bhutan and China and Bhutan.
But New Delhi must think that Beijing will take its side against Islamabad.
The only difference Narendra Modi has brought to the way India was managed is to stop fearing the breaking loose of hell, as he seems to instinctively know that the hell never does break loose.
Indicating India as the link between Eurasia to Indian-Pacific Oceans, the Minister noted, “India’s vision of Indo-Pacific, as outlined by Prime Minister Modi in Singapore in June 2018, is rooted in advocacy of SAGAR- Security and Growth for All in the Region. It is in sync with the theme of this Summit “Shared Vision for a Secure and More Prosperous CICA Region”.
At a time when large parts of India are facing excessive water crisis and drought, Israel has extended support in dealing with desertification and water management.
For making the BJP — the behemoth that it is today, Modi will have a special place in history
It is planned that there will be a Russia, India and China (RIC) trilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.
Discussions between PM Modi and Russin leader Putin also touched on defence-related issues.
“Prime Minister thanked President Putin for the quick response from Russia on ‘Make in India’