Govt nod to AK rifle project with Russia, domestic satellite for IAF

Ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India early next month, the defence ministry on Tuesday cleared the hurdles in the long-pending over Rs 5,000 crore project to build AK-203 Kalashnikov rifles in India, while also giving the initial nod to a Rs 2,236 crore project to launch the GSAT-7C satellite for IAF.

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