Rajnath Singh Holds Talks With German Counterpart Boris Pistorius

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with his counterpart Boris Pistorius on Tuesday, focusing on measures to strengthen bilateral defence and strategic ties.

People acquainted with the meeting’s agenda said ahead of the time that defence-industrial cooperation would be a prominent topic of discussion.

The German defence minister is in India on a four-day visit.

India’s proposal to purchase six stealth conventional submarines at a cost of roughly Rs 43,000 crore will be discussed during the talk between the two defence ministers.

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Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) of Germany is one of the contract’s candidates.

Before departing for India from Indonesia, Pistorius told German’s Public DW that India’s continued reliance on Russian armaments is not in Germany’s best interest.

“It is not up to Germany to change that on our own”, Pistorius responded to a question about India’s reliance on Russian weapons.

Pistorius further said, “This is a problem that we must solve jointly with other partners. But of course, we can’t have an interest in the long run that India is so dependent on Russia’s delivery of weapons or other materials”.

“I want to send a signal that we are willing to support our partners, our reliable partners like Indonesia, like India”, Pistorius added.

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