India’s Defense Minister AK Anthony mentioned several foreign defense suppliers as being recommended for blacklisting by the country Central Bureau of Investigation. This information came in reply to a question in India’s upper house of Parliament.
The companies include
- Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (STK), Singapore
- Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI), Israel
- Rheinmetall Air Defence (RAD), Zurich, Siwtzerland
- Denel, South Africa
- Soltam, Israel
This substantiates India’s commitment to transparency on the defense instruments procurement side.