Sweden’s Gripen fighter jet is an “extremely cost effective” option for India’s plan to acquire 114 multi-role combat planes and its manufacturer Saab International is fully prepared to develop and make the aircraft in India, Swedish ambassador Klas Molin has said.
Molin also said India and the European Union (EU) should push forward with talks on the proposed broad-based Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement, adding Sweden was not discouraged by New Delhi’s recent decision to opt out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Negotiations alone can overcome “difficult” issues between the two sides, he said. Read More…
