As Germany pushes for an Inter-Governmental Agreement for the sale of six advanced conventional submarines to India, a top defence official from Spain — the second contender for the Indian Navy’s tender — is scheduled to visit Delhi next week.
Spanish Secretary of State for Defence Amparo Valcarce is scheduled to visit India on March 7 and 8 and the submarine deal is likely to be high on the agenda of the talks she is scheduled to hold with her Indian counterpart Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, according to diplomatic sources.