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The Star
02-08-2025
- Business
- The Star
Marcos eyes trade and defence in talks with India
Sailors' respect: Officers of an Indian Navy survey vessel saluting a Philippine navy officer (centre) as he disembarks from the ship after it docked at the international port of Manila. — AFP President Ferdinand Marcos Jr will discuss trade and defence relations with India when he meets with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a state visit to the South Asian nation next week. 'They are also expected to exchange views on regional and international issues of common concern,' Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Evangeline Ong Jimenez-Ducrocq said yesterday. Marcos' trip to India is set for Aug 4-8 upon Modi's invitation. 'We recognise the economic and strategic potentials of India, and we hope to open up possibilities for the future,' Jimenez-Ducrocq said. Marcos' efforts to expand economic cooperation with India, one of the world's largest and fastest-growing economies, come amid the implementation of US President Donald Trump's tariffs this month. The 19% tariff imposed on Philippine goods is on par with many other South-East Asian nations, removing a trade advantage that Manila had touted when the United States initially threatened a 17% levy in April, which was among the lowest rates in the region that time. The US levy on India's goods is set at 25%. Marcos' visit to India also comes at a time when the two nations are improving defence ties. The Philippine and Indian navies are set to hold joint maritime exercises in waters facing the South China Sea from tomorrow, Philippine military chief Romeo Brawner Jr told reporters on Thursday evening. Brawner said Manila is looking at ordering more weapons systems and equipment from India. The Philippines previously procured a shore-based anti-ship missile system from India's BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, a contract worth 18.9 billion pesos (RM1.38bil), as the nation boosts its coastal defence. 'We still have two sets of BrahMos systems that will arrive in the next few years,' Brawner said, adding that other weapons systems of the Philippine Navy are also from India. 'We found out that what's made in India are of high quality but not too costly. So it's good if we partner with India.' — Bloomberg
Economic Times
15-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
How Operation Sindoor was not only India's win over Pakistan, China, and Turkey arms but also a boost for ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat'
Synopsis Operation Sindoor showcased India's growing self-reliance in defense, utilizing indigenous weapons like BrahMos missiles and Akash air defense systems. These systems effectively countered Pakistani aerial attacks, bolstering India's defense capabilities. While India still relies on arms imports, the success of locally made equipment signals a significant step towards self-sufficiency and increased defense exports. The success of Operation Sindoor, aimed at Pakistan terror groups, highlighted the strength of India's growing defence industry. During the operation, India used its own advanced weapons, showing that the country is becoming more self-reliant in defence technology. ADVERTISEMENT India deployed BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles and other precision weapons to strike terror bases and military targets deep inside Pakistan. The Indian armed forces also used indigenous Akash air defence missiles and D4 anti-drone systems to stop multiple Pakistani aerial attacks, allowing very few to get through. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the achievement in his address on May 12, saying, 'During this operation, the credibility of our Made-in-India weapons was firmly established. The world now recognises that the time for Made-in-India defence equipment in 21st-century warfare has arrived.' For several years, the Indian government has promoted the use of locally made defence equipment. This effort is part of the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' (Self-Reliant India) programme, which aims to reduce India's dependence on foreign weapons. As per a TOI report, the country's defence exports have also increased, reaching a record Rs 23,622 crore in 2024-25, a 12% rise from the previous BrahMos missile is one of the world's fastest supersonic cruise missiles, flying at nearly three times the speed of sound (Mach 2.8). It is a product of BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyeniya. ADVERTISEMENT BrahMos can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, and land platforms. India has tested all its versions and inducted them into the military. In 2019, the missile's range was increased to 450 km, making India the only country to integrate long-range missiles into fighter jets like the Sukhoi has also exported BrahMos missiles, including a $375 million deal with the Philippines signed in 2022. Plans are underway to develop a hypersonic version, BrahMos-II, which will use scramjet technology to target deeply buried and heavily protected enemy sites. ADVERTISEMENT Recently, a new BrahMos production and testing facility opened in Lucknow, capable of producing 100-150 missiles annually. India has two other production centres in Hyderabad and Akash missile, developed by DRDO and manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL), is a short-range surface-to-air missile. It is part of India's layered air defence and played a key role in stopping Pakistani air strikes. ADVERTISEMENT Akash can engage four aerial targets at once within a range of 25 km, while its newer version, Akash-NG, has an extended range of 70-80 km. It has electronic counter-countermeasure (ECCM) abilities to defeat enemy for mobile platforms, Akash can be quickly deployed anywhere. Though often compared to Israel's Iron Dome, Akash is larger and can intercept missiles, drones, and aircraft. India signed a deal in 2022 to export 15 Akash units to Armenia. Brazil and Egypt are also used the DRDO-developed D4 anti-drone system to defend against Pakistani drone swarms during Operation Sindoor. The D4 system uses electronic jamming and spoofing to disable drones, including unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs). ADVERTISEMENT It also has a laser-based kill method, though it's unclear if it was used in the recent conflict. D4 combines radars, radio frequency sensors, and electro-optical/infrared cameras for 360-degree detection of enemy DRDO labs, including those in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Dehradun, contributed to developing the D4 also relied on weapons developed with Israel, such as the Barak-8 missile and SkyStriker kamikaze drones, which helped in both defence and attack during the is a medium-range surface-to-air missile jointly made by DRDO and Israel Aerospace Industries. It has mobile launchers for land and navy use, with a 70 km interception range. It is produced by Bharat Dynamics Ltd, Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems, and Tata Advanced is a precision loitering munition made by Israel's Elbit Systems and Adani Group's Alpha Design Technologies. It hovers over targets to identify and destroy threats, working autonomously or with human the progress in indigenous weapons, India still depends heavily on arms imports. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is the world's second-largest arms importer, with an 8.3% share between 2020 and remains India's largest arms supplier, providing 36% of imports. However, India is diversifying, buying more weapons from countries like France, Israel, and the US, as Russia's share has steadily declined over the years. Inputs from TOI (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News, Budget 2025 Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online. NEXT STORY Business News › News › Defence › How Operation Sindoor was not only India's win over Pakistan, China, and Turkey arms but also a boost for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'
News18
27-04-2025
- Politics
- News18
Indian Navy Carries Out Anti-Ship Firings To Revalidate Readiness Amid Tensions With Pakistan
The firing drills came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after 26 tourists were gunned down by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. Indian naval warships have successfully carried out anti-ship firings, revalidating readiness for long-range precision strikes, according to officials. These ships also fired the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile during the training. The firing drills came amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after 26 tourists were gunned down by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, for which New Delhi has blamed Islamabad for failing to curb cross-border terrorism. A number of Indian Navy ships are equipped with BrahMos missiles. BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, an India-Russian joint venture, produces supersonic cruise missiles that can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft, or land platforms. BrahMos missile flies at a speed of 2.8 Mach or almost three times the speed of sound. 'Indian Navy Ships undertook successful multiple anti-ship firings to revalidate and demonstrate readiness of platforms, systems and crew for long-range precision offensive strike," an Indian Navy official said. 'Indian Navy stands combat-ready credible and future-ready in safeguarding the nation's maritime interests anytime, anywhere, anyhow." #IndianNavy Ships undertook successful multiple anti-ship firings to revalidate and demonstrate readiness of platforms, systems and crew for long range precision offensive strike. #IndianNavy stands #CombatReady #Credible and #FutureReady in safeguarding the nation's maritime… — SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) April 27, 2025 Terrorists unleashed gunfire in Pahalgam on April 22, killing at least 26 people — mostly tourists — in the deadliest attack in the Valley since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), claimed responsibility for the terror attack, prompting India to downgrade its diplomatic ties with Pakistan on all fronts. India announced a raft of diplomatic measures against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty. New Delhi also announced the shutting down of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Attari, the suspension of visas for Pakistani nationals and the scaling down of top officials at the High Commission. Pakistan responded by suspending trade, and warned of a measured response if India takes military action. Moreover, Pakistani forces have violated ceasefire for three consecutive nights by opening 'unprovoked" fire at multiple locations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian Army effectively retaliated to the speculative firing. First Published:
