Beijing has held two rounds of war games around Taiwan this year.
The deployment of the UK's most advanced naval capabilities has been flagged by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) as a decisive step in bolstering UK-India security ties.
The latest two-day drills, which also involve U.S. and South Korean destroyers and other ships, were taking place in international waters off the peninsula's east coast.
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement it had delivered the required certification notifying Congress following State Department approval for the sale, which was requested by Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington.
This is the first time that the two indigenously built warships have been launched concurrently, the Mazgaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) said.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a defense and security strategic partnership in a joint news conference in Paris.
MV Kotwal, Whole-Time Director & President (Heavy Engineering), L&T says the company is involved in making prototypes for the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and has already put in place facilities for warships.
In a filing to the BSE, the company said, "Ministry of Defence (has) lifted the hold on Mazagon Dock Pipavav Defence Joint Venture (JV) to build the warships for Indian Navy. JV can go ahead and can carry on the business on open and transparent basis."
CNBC-TV18's Archana Shukla reports, quoting sources, that the Mazagon Dock is considering partnerships with several private yards for faster execution of pending defence projects.
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CNBC-TV18 reports that while the company is confident that the deal will be cleared, Pipavav is already getting into yet another deal. The shipyard has signed a pact with SKIL Infra and Airbus to facilitate aircraft repair operations.
The state-run Mazagon Dock and private shipbuilder Pipavav Defence today formed the country's first public private partnership venture to build warships and submarines for the Navy.