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India has expressed its desire to buy one Mistral-class ship and build three more at home

The best solution is to buy couple of these and the Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Indian Navy use these for disaster management via a combined force. Remove the offensive capabilities and replace that with hospital ship and SAR helicopters. Tell the French to give it cheap. And don't waste money on weaponry on these ships.
 
The best solution is to buy couple of these and the Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi and Indian Navy use these for disaster management via a combined force. Remove the offensive capabilities and replace that with hospital ship and SAR helicopters. Tell the French to give it cheap. And don't waste money on weaponry on these ships.
What a colossal waste of money that would be, the role of the military is inherently offensive-HADR is a secondary function, it is hardly worth buying an unarmed system purely for that role.

Additionally it isn't likely that SL and BD would carry their weight in such an agreement.
 
Perhaps the Frenchies have forgotten India's interest to "buy 1 Rafale and build 3 at home" already? :rofl:
 
India, Brazil and Vietnam are the potential buyers of Mistral-class amphibious assault ships, which France has refused to deliver to Russia, Head of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Ruslan Pukhov told TASS on Thursday.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Wednesday achieved agreement on terminating the contract for the delivery of two helicopter carriers of the Mistral class, concluded in the summer of 2011.

As the Kremlin said, the two leaders agreed that Russia would get a compensation for the money paid under the contract, and France would return Russian equipment and materials. After that France will be free to use the ships at its sole discretion.

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said some countries have already displayed their interest in Mistrals.

"Ships are normally built to order. That is why, this will be a unique case and we’ll all see how this soap opera will end," the expert said.

"It is logical to presume that the French will offer these ships to the countries, which planned to have this type of vessels under their naval program, or sell these ships at a reduced price to the countries traditionally buying used French hardware," Pukhov said.

India may be among the potential buyers, Pukhov said.


"The first country is India, which has expressed its desire to buy one ship and build three more ships of this type at its shipyards, and, as far as I know, the French would want us to assist them in this," the expert said.


The Mistral helicopter carriers may also be of interest to Vietnam where "economic growth is observed," Pukhov said.

"Brazil is the third country. They [Brazilians] hypothetically could consider the purchase of such a ship on condition the French give a good price," the expert said.

The Mistral helicopter carriers may also be of interest to Vietnam where "economic growth is observed," Pukhov said.

"Brazil is the third country. They [Brazilians] hypothetically could consider the purchase of such a ship on condition the French give a good price," the expert said.

The Mistral amphibious assault ships may also be given to the French Navy, which already has three helicopter carriers of this class, Pukhov said.

"The French Navy does not have sufficient money for this. The Navy commander has already made a statement that the Navy no longer needs Mistrals. But if the French fail to sell them, it is quite possible that they will be able to force their Navy to buy these ships," the expert said.

India, Brazil or Vietnam may buy Mistral helicopter carriers built for Russia - experts | Russia & India Report
No we don't need to buy this,unnecessarily we will poke Russians.
 
What a colossal waste of money that would be, the role of the military is inherently offensive-HADR is a secondary function, it is hardly worth buying an unarmed system purely for that role.

Additionally it isn't likely that SL and BD would carry their weight in such an agreement.

This is not a defence initiative. There is a requirement to have a force which can respond to natural emergencies across the IOR region. Today, IN resources are diverted. Would you say, this is a "colossal waste of money"? This initiative will be two fold.

1. Create a response team for natural disasters in the IOR/Bay of Bengal region. BY being the lead in an exercise for humanitarian purposes, this will lead to goodwill amongst the people most effected by this disaster. Be it in Indonesia or Bangladesh. A combined force can also respond faster, since it is a multi national force, operating in a relief scenario. Not a defence force responding to a disaster.

2. Increased interaction amongst service personnel will lead to increased trust levels in the forces of the countries involved.

At the end of the day, this will make SAARC stronger.
 

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