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India, Russia mull JV to produce telcom hardware

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA: Union IT and Communication Minister A Raja, who is on a five-day visit to Russia, today said that India and Russia could set up a joint venture for producing telecom hardware to meet the growing domestic demand.

“Russia is among the four countries, including the US, Taiwan and Korea, which have the capacity of making silicon chips for 3G and WiMax,” a PTI report quoted Raja as saying in Moscow. The idea of an Indo-Russian JV in India came up after Raja visited the Micron Company here, which produces silicon chips, it said.

The minister is in Russia to hold discussions with top officials on development of Information and Communication technology and security measures in the IT industry. Raja is the first Indian Telecom and IT Minister to visit Russia after a gap of nine years since the former IT Minister Pramod Mahajan''s Moscow visit in September 2001, said the report.

Raja had parleys with his Russian counterpart Igor Shchegolev in Moscow to explore the possibilities for interaction in IT and telecom.

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