Only now India had armed its own military with the BrahMos was there capacity to consider exporting, he added. On June 7, India cleared all hurdles to become a member of the 34-member Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), a non-proliferation regime of which China is not a member. "Talks are going on, there will be a deal," said spokesman Praveen Pathak.India is still a marginal player in global arms exports. "India's export push comes as it emerges from decades of isolation over its nuclear arms programme. "Prime Minister Modi and his team of advisers have essentially turned that thinking on its head, concluding that stronger defence relationships with the US, Japan, and Vietnam actually put India on stronger footing in its dealings with China.

Source: Times of India August 02, 2016 21:28 UTC