The Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) is building six Scorpene submarines with technology transfer from DCNS of France. The breach of sensitive data regarding the French Scorpene submarines being built in India has echoed in Hangzhou, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking up the issue during the “pull aside” with French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of the G20 summit on Monday. The Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) is building six Scorpene submarines with technology transfer from DCNS of France. The daily said that Mr. Turnbull revealed on Monday that he had already raised the matter with Mr. Hollande on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit. “We've had a brief discussion about it already and we will be addressing it in more detail,” Mr. Turnbull said before formal talks.

Source: The Hindu September 05, 2016 16:30 UTC