India’s rotorcraft industry is seeking a closer relationship with Australia’s helicopter and drone industries

The Rotary Wing Society of India (RWSI) recently called the new Australia-based Rotorcraft Asia-Pacific Business Association to discuss the global recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and other topics of mutual commercial interest within APAC. As a result, an online meeting with RWSI key players was held during August 2020. Air Vice Marshall (Ret’d) K Sridharan, VM (G), who is the editor of Rotor India, chaired the meeting.

One item of interest was the mountainous border between India and China. Both nations claim border intrusion incidents occur, which result in political protests. The current geopolitical situation due to tensions between China and the US has some odd side effects. It is alleged China often threatens to impose trade embargoes with nations involved in politically orientated disputes.