Greece has a ballistic missile deficit, and India is looking to Greek ports in the Mediterranean while at the same time opposing the Turkey-Pakistan axis.
India has a thriving defence industry and produces ballistic missiles, which Greece needs against Turkish threats.
Yesterday's conversation between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi revealed an aspect that is of immediate interest to us. It concerns, among other things, the two countries' defence cooperation.
"Yesterday, had a productive conversation with PM Mitsotakis, reaffirming our shared commitment to strengthening the India-Greece Strategic Partnership. Together, we aim to deepen our collaboration across trade, defence, shipping and connectivity. Greece is a valued partner for India within the EU as well," the Indian Prime Minister said.
In addition, the discussion covered various regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the International Mediterranean Economic Cooperation (IMEEC) and developments in West Asia.
Both leaders reaffirmed their commitment to maintaining open communication lines as they seek to strengthen India-Greece ties further.
India-Greece defence and strategic cooperation
The Greek air force is considering acquiring Indian missiles, which were demonstrated relatively recently to Greek military leaders, who visited this country and visited the factories of the Indian defence industry.
Indian General Rajan Kochhar discussed the alliance Greece and India should create and mentioned that Athens and New Delhi could cooperate in the defence industry.
A few months ago, the Indian portal StudyIQ IAS published a short video entitled "Greek BrahMos: Turkey's Nightmare" on its YouTube account.
The Indian media's video mapped the Greek-Turkish standoff and presented the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, an Indo-Russian development, as a solution for the Greek navy.
The channel pointed out that this weapon, with a firing range of 300 kilometres, would enable Greece to attack Turkish warships, protecting its islands and Cyprus.
The video was published shortly after a defence agreement was signed between Greece and India for the first time in modern history. This agreement confirmed the already very good relations between the two states and further enhanced their bilateral cooperation.
Given all of this and as we have reported recently, international and Greek media do not rule out the possibility of Greece acquiring BrahMos-type missiles for use in the Aegean and in the wider area of the eastern Mediterranean against surface targets of the Turkish navy and other threats.
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