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Israeli Defence Minister Yisrael Katz met on Tuesday with his Indian counterpart Rajesh Kumar Singh to discuss expanding military cooperation, as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reportedly seeks to secure a major defence contract with New Delhi worth nearly $905 million. According to Israeli and Indian media, the high-level Indian delegation’s visit to Israel aims to strengthen strategic and defence ties between the two countries. The Indian Ministry of Defence said in a post on X platform that its secretary-general briefed Katz on the outcomes of the Joint Working Group meetings held to enhance bilateral defence collaboration. The talks come as IAI competes for a tender to convert six Indian civilian aircraft into aerial refuelling tankers, a deal expected to reach […]
