As India and France look at closing the multi-billion Euro deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets soon, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will meet his French counterpart Jean Yves Le Drian in Singapore this week.
Parrikar will be travelling to Singapore on June 2 to attend the Shangri-La Dialogue from June 3u20135.
“Both Indian and French Defence Ministers will meet on June 3. Rafale among others will be discussed,” a defence source said.
The issues like...
Showing posts with label Foreign May 2016. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foreign May 2016. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Dassault Aviation ready to sign Rafale deal, ball in India's court
Dassault Aviation is ready to sign a contract with India at any moment, but the ball is in India's court, chief executive Eric Trappier told French daily Les Echos in an interview published on Tuesday.
The Indian defence ministry said in April protracted talks to buy 36 French Rafale fighter jets were nearing the finish line.
"We are ready to conclude (the sale) at any moment, the ball is in the Indian government's camp," Trappier was quoted as...
Malaysian cop held at airport
Kochi: A policeman from Malaysia - who arrived in Kerala for his honeymoon - was held at Cochin airport on Sunday night after CISF personnel found bullets in his baggage during checking. The man who was arrested at the airport was identified as Mukundan (31). They later handed him over to Nedumbassery police and a case was registered. The police said that the foreigner had a licence to use gun in Malaysia and he was not aware of the norms in India....
Monday, May 30, 2016
Have plans to connect more and more destinations: Scoot COO Leslie Thng
Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its low-cost arm Scoot in India last week, connecting Chennai and Amritsar to Singapore with its long-to-medium-haul budget carrier. Introducing this service, SIA has become the second-largest airline group to connect maximum number of destinations in the country, next to the national carrier Air India and its subsidiaries. The group also holds 49% stakes in Tata group backed Vistara. From October, Scoot will also...