‘India’s weapons are cost effective, reliable’: Taiwan experts see major scope for defence exports [Video]

India’s indigenous weapon systems are gaining global traction for being cost-effective and reliable, experts from Taiwan said in an interview just days before Operation Sindoor showed their performance in live combat with Pakistan. 

Speaking to Taiwan Talks, Dr Mumin Chen, associate professor at Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University, said: “India in the past did not want to sell weapons to other countries because of the ideology it had — non-violence, non-alignment. They saw that only the superpowers like the US and the Soviet Union sell weapons for profit. But this thinking changed recently because India thought that everybody was selling weapons and it also has its own defense industry and – we can also do that’.”

Chen noted that India’s pricing and reliability are making it a preferred option for countries that cannot afford expensive Western systems. “India’s weapon systems are attractive because of their price and also reliable, particularly …