India stabilising factor, useful counterweight to China

Belgium Defence and Trade Minister Theo Francken on Thursday talked about the growing defence cooperation with India and said New Delhi wants to rapidly expand its military-industrial base and his country has a direct security interest in that. He said in a post on X that India is a stabilising factor in South Asia and in the Indian Ocean. "India wants to rapidly expand its military-industrial base. We have a direct security interest in that. India is a stabilising factor in South Asia and in the Indian Ocean, a vital artery for our economy. A stronger India can provide a useful counterweight to China's dominance in Asia and thus ensure a mo…