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India's Growing Military Diplomacy
India's Growing Military Diplomacy | The DiplomatBy Nitin A. Gokhale
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India has agreed to build at least four Offshore Patrol Vehicles (OPV) in Indian Shipyards to be used by Myanmar's navy.
Myanmar had sourced 105 mm artillery guns, mortars, armored personnel carriers and rifles from India. But now it wants India to do more. In the near future, air force personnel, especially helicopter pilots, are likely to train in India in larger numbers.
For instance, India has repaired and upgraded more than 100 MiG 21 planes of the Vietnam People's Air Force and supplied them with enhanced avionics and radar systems. Indian Air Force pilots have also been training their Vietnamese counterparts.
In addition we are building one OPV for Mauritius at GRSE."In a first, India has offered a $ 100-million credit line to Vietnam to purchase military equipment. It will be used for purchasing four patrol boats.
So in all we in near future will built/building
4 OPV for Myanmar Navy
1 OPV for Mauritious
4 Patrol boats for Vietnam
2 OPV for a west African country ( Nigeria probably) by Pipavav shipyard.