UK's Johnson to offer India help to build its own fighter jets

Britaish Prime Minister Boris Johnson disembarks from an Indian military's Chinook helicopter upon his arrival in Gandhinagar, India April 21, 2022. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Britain is set to offer India know-how to build its own fighter jets and a licence for faster deliveries of defence equipment when the prime ministers of the two countries meet on Friday, as the West tries to wean India away from Russia.

In his first visit to New Delhi as prime minister, Boris Johnson will discuss with Narendra Modi boosting trade and security ties with the South Asian country that buys more than half of its military hardware from Russia.