Rajnath Singh discusses key defence projects with his Israeli counterpart, invites industries
It was Rajnath Singh’s first conversation with Major General Yoav Gallant after the latter became Israeli defence minister two months back.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held a telephone conversation with Defence Minister of Israel Yoav Gallant. It was Rajnath Singh’s first conversation with Major General Yoav Gallant after the latter became Israeli defence minister two months back.
In the conversation, Rajnath Singh underlined the Government’s priority for indigenisation and domestic manufacturing of defence equipment under ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
He acknowledged the cooperation of Israeli industries towards nurturing a vibrant & world class defence manufacturing ecosystem in India and invited Israeli Industries to deepen their investments in Joint Ventures with Indian companies with an aim to identify areas for collaboration, particularly in niche technologies.
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Further, he expressed pleasure at the signing of some important MoUs between Indian and Israeli companies during the recently concluded Aero India 2023.
Besides, his Israeli counterpart highlighted the positive role played by India in the region and conveyed his Government’s keen interest in enhancing the strategic partnership between the two countries. Both Ministers affirmed their commitment to further deepening of bilateral defence relationship under the framework of ‘Vision Statement’ adopted last year.