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India and Czech Republic to expand defence industrial cooperation
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Czech Minister Karel Havlicek agreed to strengthen bilateral defence industrial cooperation, in line with the Make in India initiative.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Czech Minister Karel Havlicek agreed to strengthen bilateral defence industrial cooperation, in line with the Make in India initiative.
ஆதாரங்கள்: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Czech Minister Karel Havlicek agreed to expand defence industrial cooperation.
- The cooperation is aligned with the Make in India initiative, launched in 2014.
- The Czech Republic's capital is Prague; it is a member of the EU and NATO.
- Defence industrial cooperation covers co-production, technology transfer and joint ventures, not just arms purchases.
- India's defence policy goals include Atmanirbhar Bharat and growth of defence exports.
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- Make in India, launched in 2014, seeks to promote domestic manufacturing, including in the defence sector.
- The Czech Republic is a landlocked Central European country and a member of the European Union and NATO; its capital is Prague.
- Defence industrial cooperation between states typically involves co-development, co-production and technology transfer, in addition to defence trade.
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GS-II/III: Bilateral relations and defence. India seeks to diversify defence partners beyond traditional suppliers and to build domestic capacity under Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat, while Central European states such as the Czech Republic bring industrial and technological strengths. The way forward is joint ventures, technology transfer, supply-chain resilience and defence exports, with clear timelines and offset-policy safeguards.
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