For India, Good News And A Good Buy
In Delhi, all of this is good news. This is not the time to wish or imagine that US actions will bring China into a cooperative international system, as some Democrats may continue to imagine. Beijing has more than indicated that it doesn’t need to be brought in. It’s already there, and now engaged in changing around the building blocks.
Delhi may not yet want to openly acknowledge this, but it would do well to build its case for strengthening its capabilities, by making a strong bid for the Ukrainian company, even in a Joint Venture mode. The strategic value of the company is immense for Delhi which has been struggling to get its own jet engine technology.
The Kaveri engine is still in dire straits. It has also failed to get tech transfer for the engine powering the Rafale from engine manufacturer Safran. There’s no time to lose in a move that should shore up Indo-US trust, significantly increase our defence base, and at the same time, give…