<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called upon theRussian Defence Industry to jointly manufacture defence platforms and equipmentwith India that will give a massive boost to the nations' exports to thirdcountries.<o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">        <o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Mr. Singh was addressing CEOs of Original EquipmentManufacturers (OEMs) from Russian Defence Industry after jointly inaugurating'India-Russia Defence Industry Cooperation Conference' with Russian Minister ofIndustry and Trade Denis Manturov in Moscow, Russia.<o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:en-in">        <o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:en-in">Defence Minister ison a three-day visit to Russia to co-chair the 19th India-RussiaInter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation.<o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:en-in">        <o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;mso-ansi-language:en-in">He urged industryleaders to make use of the significant economic reforms undertaken by thegovernment under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to improve easeof doing business and opening up the defence manufacturing sector for foreignparticipation.<o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">        <o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Mr. Singh said, Government of India is encouraging OEMsto partner with Indian entities making use of the 'Make in India' initiative. <o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">        <o:p /></span></p>''<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">He also looked forward to his meeting with the DefenceMinister of Russia General Sergei Shoigu tomorrow, saying that he hopes todiscuss mutual steps to facilitate Russian OEMs to take necessary actions forcollaboration with Indian Industry. <o:p /></span></p>