27 May 2013

News Story: Defence technology transfer to India would continue - Russian envoy


PANAJI (PTI): Russian ambassador to India, Alexander M Kadakin, has said there was no question of his country discontinuing the transfer of military technology to India, and blamed the speculation on "vested interests".

"We don't like when some quarters outside India or vested interest inside India implant the idea that something is wrong (with defence ties between Russia and India). If something is wrong then our military portfolio with India would not have exceeded USD 20 billion," Kadakin said on Friday. 

Calling the media reports that Russia might stop technology transfer and instead sell military equipment to India as "wrong", he said, "We gave you first MiGs. In future also we will continue doing it. We will together produce the fifth generation fighters along with India." 

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