Nirmala Sitharaman had said recently that the UPA-era deal for 126 Rafales had fallen through because HAL did not have the capability to make the jets.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
There have been slippages of a few years in some of HAL’s important projects, true. The constructive way forward is for MoD and the IAF to sit with its top management, analyse why and where it is falling short, add to its capabilities. It is financially sound, has a track record newcomers will take decades to match.
There have been slippages of a few years in some of HAL’s important projects, true. The constructive way forward is for MoD and the IAF to sit with its top management, analyse why and where it is falling short, add to its capabilities. It is financially sound, has a track record newcomers will take decades to match.