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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Rupam Jain, Andreas Rinke and Krishn Kaushik

Germany to pursue $5.2 billion submarine deal with India during Scholz trip - sources

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a session of the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Germany will pursue a $5.2 billion deal with India to jointly build six conventional submarines in the country during Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Feb. 25-26 visit, two Indian and two German sources said.

The naval project is the latest attempt by a Western military manufacturing power to wean New Delhi away from its dependance on Russia for military hardware.

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