(25 Jan 2019) India and South Africa will boost ties in key areas such as defence, maritime security, information technology and trade under a three-year strategic exchange programme, their leaders said on Friday.
The plan was announced by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa after they met in New Delhi.
Two-way trade is expected to rise to 10.65 billion US dollars in 2018-19 from 9.38 billion US dollars in 2017-18.
India's External Affairs Ministry said the South African defence industry is also looking at India, which is upgrading its military equipment. India has offered training slots for South African defense personnel, it said.
India's Defense Ministry lifted a ban last year on South Africa's state-owned aerospace and military technology conglomerate Denel SOC Ltd. after investigators found no evidence to back bribery allegations.
The company was blacklisted 13 years ago for allegedly paying bribes to a company to secure deals to supply the Indian army with rifles and ammunition.
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