<span style="color: #222222;">India is exporting defence items to about 80 Friendly Foreign Countries and is also involved in negotiations to deepen defence ties with them. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today, the Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said, the Government has taken up many reforms to boost Defence exports and enhance ease of doing business in recent times. <br />''<br />''He said, Standard Operating Procedure for the export of munitions list items has been simplified. He added that the legitimate export of the parts and components of small arms and body armour for civil use are now being permitted after prior consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs.</span><br />