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New Delhi: India and Armenia are set to deepen their defence relationship through joint ventures in military hardware and strategic collaboration, with the two sides holding high‑level talks on emerging technologies and interoperability in New Delhi this week. Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan met his Armenian counterpart, Lieutenant General Edvard Asryan, in the Indian capital to discuss potential co‑production and technology‑sharing projects that could anchor a new phase in bilateral defence ties.
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The meeting builds on General Chauhan’s visit to Armenia in February, during which he held wide‑ranging discussions on defence‑industry cooperation, training exchanges, and regional security. Officials in New Delhi described the latest talks as a decisive follow‑up, aimed at converting political goodwill into concrete defence‑industrial initiatives. Topics under discussion included collaboration in small‑arms systems, artillery, surveillance and communication gear, and niche technologies such as drones and electronic warfare platforms.
Both sides also examined possibilities for joint ventures involving Indian defence public sector undertakings, private sector firms, and Armenian defence‑industrial entities, with an emphasis on technology transfer, localisation, and co‑development rather than mere procurement. Armenian officials signaled openness to using Indian platforms as a base for upgrades or derivatives that could serve both the Armenian armed forces and niche export markets in Europe and the Caucasus.
By focusing on “military hardware ventures,” India is signalling that it sees Armenia as a non‑traditional but strategically relevant partner—a small, technologically adept force with growing defence‑modernisation needs and a vantage point in a volatile region. For Armenia, a closer defence relationship with India offers diversification away from over‑dependence on any single supplier, while also opening doors to Indian‑made systems and training methodologies.
The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening overall bilateral relations, with defence cooperation positioned as a centrepiece of the partnership. New Delhi’s outreach comes amid India’s broader push to deepen security ties with smaller states that share an interest in balancing major‑power influence through diversified defence partnerships. With joint ventures on military hardware now on the table, the India–Armenia defence relationship is poised to move beyond dialogues and into a more structured industrial and operational framework.
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