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India is understood to have proposed the supply of its indigenously developed Akash surface-to-air missile system to Brazil as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held extensive discussions with Brazilian Vice President Geraldo Alckmin in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The two leaders reviewed the broader contours of the India–Brazil strategic partnership and identified key areas for deepened cooperation, particularly in defence manufacturing and technology.
According to India’s Ministry of Defence, both sides “identified priority areas” for collaboration, including potential co-development and co-production of advanced defence equipment.
Brazilian Defence Minister José Múcio Monteiro Filho also participated in the talks, which focused on strengthening bilateral defence ties amid growing cooperation between the two major emerging economies.
People familiar with the discussions said that India proposed supplying the Akash missile system, a medium-range, mobile surface-to-air defence system designed by India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The Akash system is capable of engaging multiple aerial targets and has already been inducted by India’s armed forces.
The renewed outreach reflects India’s push to expand its defence exports and build collaborative security relationships with like-minded nations in the Global South. Both New Delhi and Brasília are members of the BRICS grouping and share interests in defence self-reliance, technology transfer and diversification of global supply chains.
With inputs from agencies
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