NEW DELHI ¨C At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defense and Bharat Forge, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter said.
The meetings took place during the first visit of India¡¯s defense business leaders to Russia since Moscow¡¯s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The visit by the defense business leaders have not previously been reported.
The Indian government is seeking to reorient its decades-old defense ties with Russia to focus on the joint development of weapons.
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