Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with his German counterpart Boris Pistorius, focusing on ways to expand bilateral defence and strategic ties.
One of the contenders of the contract is Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS). Before travelling to India from Indonesia, Pistorius told German's state-owned broadcaster DW that India's continuing reliance on Russian weapons is not in Germany's interest.
"It is not up to Germany to change that on our own," Pistorius said while replying to a question on India's dependence on Russian weaponry
"This is an issue we have to solve jointly with other partners. But of course, we can't have an interest in the long run that India is so dependent on Russia's delivery of weapons or other materials," he said.
"I want to send a signal that we are willing to support our partners, our reliable partners like Indonesia, like India," he said.
(Published 06 June 2023, 08:58 IST)