Raksha Rajya Mantri, Dr. Subhash Bhamre met Mr. Phil
Bryant, the Governor of Mississippi, United States, at South Block today. Governor
Bryant is on a visit to India to promote trade and economic cooperation between
India and Mississippi.
Mississippi
is a centre for defence manufacturing and research in the United States,
including for advanced naval equipment, sensors and unmanned systems. Raksha
Rajya Mantri briefed Governor Bryant on the emerging opportunities for
manufacturing of defence equipment in India under Prime Minister’s Make in
India initiative and invited Mississippi-based companies to explore joint
ventures and collaborative partnerships with Indian private and public defence
industry. Governor Bryant also interacted with a wide cross section of Indian
industry representatives at an event hosted by the Confederation of Indian
Industry today.
