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Kashmir tensions fail to stymie trade as Kuala Lumpur seeks to upgrade air force
Opposition says purchase from French government at odds with PM’s push to curb ‘crony capitalism’
Direct purchase from France ‘breaks vortex’ of commercial talks with Dassault, says New Delhi
PM Modi’s ‘Make in India’ strategy fires up country’s defence groups
Indian prime minister criticises local state companies that dominate country’s huge arms industry
The choice of the fourth-generation fighter provides a much-needed boost for French economic and industrial prestige and opens the way to a transfer of technology that will help build India’s own aerospace industry, writes James Lamont
The influence of Russia, which is still India’s largest arms supplier, is unlikely to wane soon, writes James Lamont
Seven cabinet ministers to form delegation
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