“We believe India will play a big role in the global strategy of Thales going forward. She said the company’s strategy in India is defined not only by a regional or domestic view but should be seen as involving the country in the group’s global strategy. She said they are also looking at involving other Indian companies and even the 300-strong Thales workforce in India in programmes in other countries. We expect India to be one of our large (contributor) countries in Thales organization,” she said. Talking about the joint ventures with BEL in radar technology, Samtel for avionics and L&T for software development, she said the aim is to use them more in the company’s supply chain.

Source: Mint July 17, 2016 15:56 UTC