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From steel to submarines, Indo-German ties are moving from pure commerce to defence. Rajnath Singh’s recent visit to Germany signals a shift that has been long in the making between the two countries. From a relationship once defined by trade, the ties between India and Germany are finally moving towards defence. India wants German technology and co-production while the latter, newly alert to hard security after Russia’s war in Ukraine, is more willing to provide both. The tw

For decades, India’s navy has been a force defined as much by restraint as by reach. It has excelled in sea denial, in guarding chokepoints, and in projecting quiet deterrence across the Indian Ocean. However, it lacked the ability to decisively shape events ashore. That omission is being remedied. Recently, India’s Defence Acquisition Council chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has granted a fresh Acceptance of Necessity for the procurement of four Landing Platform Doc