New Delhi, Dec. 4: A joint Indo-Russian venture to export the Brahmos cruise missile to “friendly countries” has run into diplomatic hurdles and the defence ministry has now urged the ministry of external affairs to add ballast to its effort.
The Brahmos — named after the Brahmaputra and Moskva rivers — is being inducted into the Indian Navy, seven years after the joint venture was formed. Last month, defence minister Pranab Mukherjee was told in Moscow that Russia was working on fitting the missiles to some of its warships.
Russia and India have identified countries in Latin America and Africa to whom the missile can be sold, said Sivathanu Pillai, chief controller of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and head of the Brahmos programme.
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