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India Plans to Develop Indigenous Missile Defenses

July 5, 2005 :: AFP :: News

India has declared that it plans to develop its own missile defense, reports the AFP. The article quotes Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, that “There is no question of accepting [a] missile shield from anyone. …What we are interested in is developing our own missile program and we are doing that.” Mukherjee’s comments follow last week’s signing of a 10-year joint defense agreement between the U.S. and India, and previous reports that Washington plans to sell (or has already sold) Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors to New Delhi. Mukherjee did not mention the PAC-3 in his statement. (Article)

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