Commercial negotiations for the GE F414 engine, selected to power India’s Tejas Mk-2 and the initial variants of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA), have hit a serious roadblock. Despite an earlier agreement on technology transfer, GE Aerospace has sharply escalated its price demands — nearly tripling the per-unit cost. Initial estimates had put theContinue reading “F414 “Trap”: After 3X Price Hike, Why Swapping U.S. GE Engines for India’s Tejas Mk-2 & AMCA Won’t Be Easy”
Category Archives: Geopolitics & Bilateral Relations
Kalpasar Project – Where Ambition Meets Economic and Water Security
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Netherlands on May 16–17, 2026, resulted in a historic upgrade of bilateral ties to a Strategic Partnership (2026–2030). While there was a landmark technology partnership between Tata Electronics and Dutch equipment major ASML for semiconductor manufacturing in India, both nations finalized a Green Hydrogen Roadmap and a CriticalContinue reading “Kalpasar Project – Where Ambition Meets Economic and Water Security”
PM Modi Visits Japan – Strategic Congruence of Two Major Asian Countries
PM Modi will travel to Japan on August 30, where he will participate in the 17th annual India-Japan Summit with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. It will be PM Modi’s 8th visit to this strategically important friend of India. The only countries he has made a large number of visits to are the USA (10),Continue reading “PM Modi Visits Japan – Strategic Congruence of Two Major Asian Countries”