India and Argentina discussed the ongoing DEFENCE cooperation initiatives, including measures to enhance defence industrial PARTNERSHIP, the Ministry of Defence said after a bilateral meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Argentine counterpart Jorge Enrique Taiana.
Argentina has shown interest in sourcing Tejas, a Light combat aircraft, from India. The Argentine Minister will visit the public sector giant, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, the makers of the plane. Hal has already done its sales pitch with the South American country.
India and Argentina are working closely together to make defence engagements an important facet of their strategic partnership.