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India navy seeks foreign minesweepers for leasing, in second procurement bid

File Photo: Minesweepers, for representational purposes only. By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: In its second effort to procure minesweepers for its navy, India has kick-started the search for a foreign vendor, with sovereign guarantees from their government, for leasing three or four Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs). The Ministry of Defence issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the…