Unveiling the Roadmap to India-France Defence Ties: A Vision Beyond Legacy
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In the prevailing volatile geopolitical scenario, manufacturing of defence equipment and procurement are two crucial areas, at best challenges, for empowering India and also for chartering out its path for defense cooperation, keeping in mind quality, cost, amicability and the heft that such a cooperation will provide. Russia has been a steadfast partner as far as the supply of arms is concerned. There is massive intake of arms imports from Russia and it has a distinct edge not only from the sheer volume of sales but also the affordable cost.
However, keeping in mind, the need for security equilibrium as a result of tensions emanating from Russia’s close relationship with China, a staunch adversary of India, a turbulent neighborhood, the strategic importance of the Indo-Pacific, are factors that have necessitated the need to diversify arms imports and bolster defence cooperation with certain powers. Building on interoperability goes without saying.
Besides Russia and the US, with which India has significant defense cooperation, France occupies a pre-eminent position. It has emerged as a key strategic defense partner and by far the closest one for India. How do we situate the strategic relationship between India and France, particularly in the field of defense and security, be it air power, marine sector and land? How best to optimize compatibilities and competencies to further enhance the defence cooperation. How significant is the defense cooperation in the prevailing global scenario? The paper documents a comprehensive matrix for the evolving defense ties between India and France and the fact that they continue to thrive.
Key Words: Defence, Cooperation, India, France, Strengthening,
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