India has not invited
its neighbours Pakistan and China for the sixth edition
of the biennial defence exhibition being organised here
from February 15 to 18.
"We have not sent
invitations to Pakistan and China for the Defexpo 2010.
In fact, they also do not invite us for such events they
organise. Last year, we had invited China to the AeroIndia-2009
show in Bangalore, but it did not participate," Defence
Production Secretary R K Singh said.
Defexpo 2010, which will
witness participation from 35 countries and will have
official delegations from 41 countries, would be the largest
ever held in the last decade and Defence Minister A K
Antony will inaugurate it. Among the foreign countries
to attend the exhibition, US would have the largest representation,
followed by Israel. Among the countries to attend the
exhibition, Bulgaria, Hungary, Nigeria, Senegal, Surinam,
Turkey, Uganda and United Kingdom would send their Defence
Ministers, while several others, including Israel and
Italy, would be represented by their deputy ministers.
There would be delegations
headed by some countries' Defence Secretaries, Chiefs
of Army and Navy too.
