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Friday, November 02, 2007

India demands answers on Gorshkov

With its patience wearing thin over Russia's evasive behaviour on huge delays in the modernisation refit of decommissioned aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, New Delhi has sought some firm answers from Moscow now.

"So far, there has been an utter lack of clarity on Russia's part. We are now seeking concrete answers on the technical and financial audit of the entire Gorshkov project," said a source.

Defence minister A K Antony, on his part, also did some "tough talking" during his mid-October visit to Moscow about "issues relating to life cycle support" of Russian-origin weapon systems and "the delay in refurbishment" of Admiral Gorshkov, holding that these were "a cause of concern" for India.

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