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New Warship Research Center Being Built With China In Mind

January 05 2011

India

The Indian government has made the ceremonial beginning of a new naval warship research center in the southern state of Kerala, Agence France-Presse reports.

The defense minister laid the foundation stone on Tuesday.

The National Institute for Research and Development in Shipbuilding (NIRDESH) will be built at a cost of 6 billion rupees ($133 million), said Defense Minister A.K. Antony.

The facility is expected to be ready in two years, and will be used to develop new...

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