Indian Navy’s Amphibious Aircraft Deal Unlikely to be Signed at Modi-Abe Meet Next Week

The long-pending deal for 12 amphibious military aircraft is unlikely to be signed during the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe later this month because the planes are not on the Indian Navy’s priority list with the force facing a budget crunch.

“There is no doubt that the Japanese amphibious aircraft is a good product that the Indian Navy wants. But there is a priority list based on the budget constraints and, currently, the aircraft is not high on the priority list,” a Navy source told ThePrint. Read More…