“I don’t think this move would have happened as soon as it did if not for the experience of recent wars. Indian decision-makers have been looking at Ukraine, they’ve been looking at the US war with Iran, and of course they’ve been imbibing the lessons of operations from last year,”

Aditya Ramanathan · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Ramanathan suggested that geopolitical events including recent wars in Ukraine and Iran accelerated India's decision to transfer missile technology to the private sector.