India’s quest to buy US-2 faces “serious challenges”

The Hindu says New Delhi is facing “serious challenges” in acquiring the ShinMaywa US-2amphibious aircraft from Japan, citing diplomatic sources.

ShinMaywa US-2 at Atsugi
By Toshiro Aoki (http://jp-spotters.com/6032LL.html) [CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The issue on the delivery of the aircraft was not on the agenda at the Foreign Secretary-level talks in Tokyo last week.

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