NEW DELHI: India’s Hindu nationalist government on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) cleared long-delayed projects worth $13.1 billion to modernize the nation’s ageing Soviet-era military hardware and boost its domestic defense industry, a report said.

The move underscores the desire of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to update the country’s military as it looks to defend itself, especially after recent deadly border clashes with Pakistan and a tense stand-off with Chinese troops.

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