Indian Air Force

Greece's geographic location, along with its membership of the European Union, make it the ideal country to act as India's gateway to Europe.

The bilateral relationship between the world's first and today's most populous democracy can prove to be mutually beneficial.

Narendra Modi's visit to Athens on Friday is especially significant for Greek foreign policy as it is the first official visit by an Indian prime minister to Greece in 40 years. Indira Gandhi, then premier of India, visited Greece in 1983, at the invitation of her counterpart, Andreas Papandreou.

Russia is all set to strike a "big military deal" with India. A top official of Russian fighter jet-manufacturing firm MiG has confirmed the news, saying that they want to supply the latest version of MiG-35s to the South Asian country.

Saab, the Swedish defence giant, has expressed interests in setting up a state-of-the-art fighter jet factory in India.

Jan Widerstrom, the Chairman and Managing Director of Saab India, believes that the Swedish aerospace major will be able to make India the net exporter of fighter jets in the coming years.

After long dilly-dallying, India signed a contract with France on Friday for acquiring 36 Rafale fighter jets. Under the agreement, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation SA is likely to deliver those fighter jets between 36 and 66 months from the date (September 23) the contract is signed in New Delhi.

A fresh gunbattle erupted on Jan. 3 at the Indian air force base attacked by suspected Islamic militants a day earlier with the loss of 11 lives, police said.

Officers said they believe up to two gunmen were still hiding inside the base.

The Kathmandu Tribhuwan International Airport remained closed for a second day on March 5, after a Turkish Airlines jet skidded off the wet surface of the runway on the early hours of March 4, while officials said they aimed to reopen the airport on March 6.