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By Saurabh Sharma and Aftab Ahmed

NEW DELHI, June 22 (Reuters) - The Indian government is in talks with the UAE to sell some of its flagship defence systems, including the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, four Indian sources said, as the Gulf nation steps up arms procurement following the war in the Middle East.

The discussions, which have not been previously reported, include the potential sale of India's air defence system Akashteer, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

"UAE has shown interest for a number of our weapon systems including BrahMos and Akashteer. The talks between India and UAE are at initial stages and are progressing fast," said a third source with direct knowledge of the matter.

Indian officials and the UAE foreign ministry did not respond to requests for comment.

BrahMos, jointly developed by India and Russia, is among the world's fastest cruise missiles and can be launched from land, sea and air platforms, while Akashteer is a fully automated air defence system developed by India's state-run Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS and the Indian Army.

The UAE is considering buying defence equipment from India and other sources after the Gulf nation was heavily attacked by Iran during the war and as it enhances its ability to respond to emerging threats. It also needs to protect the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial conduit for its energy exports.

Earlier this year, the UAE signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea to promote defence cooperation that would be worth more than $35 billion.

"A diversified supplier base gives the UAE more strategic autonomy, and closer ties with India have the added benefit of not antagonising the U.S. as the countries remain allies," said Pearl Pandya, South Asia senior analyst at Armed Conflict Location & Event Data, a conflict monitoring group.

According to data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the U.S. was the biggest exporter of arms to the Middle East between 2021 and 2025, supplying 54% of imports, followed by Italy at 12% and France at 11%.

Before clinching any BrahMos sale to the UAE, India would require Russia's approval, as the 290-km (180-mile) range missile is jointly developed. One source said this is unlikely to pose a hurdle given Moscow's close ties with Abu Dhabi.

Siemon Wezeman, a senior researcher with SIPRI's arms transfers programme, said both the BrahMos missile and Akashteer system would potentially serve the UAE's needs, even if international competition to sell Gulf states arms was increasing and the UAE had experience with other suppliers.

TIGHTER TIES BETWEEN INDIA, UAE

The UAE already has the U.S. MGM-168 ATACMS ballistic missile, according to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, which has a maximum range of 300 km. For air defence, it has the sophisticated U.S. THAAD and Patriot systems.

Akashteer would help knit together information from other devices to combat an air threat, defence experts said.

While India had a track record of reports of arms export deals that did not always bear fruit, Wezeman said upcoming sales to the UAE and other Gulf states were possible.

Closer ties between India and the UAE in recent years have led to a flurry of deals on trade and energy and a pact to jointly develop military hardware.

The talks to sell India's flagship weapons systems is further evidence of changing alignments in the region, and India sees its deepening partnership as a counter to the recent defence pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, according to two Indian government sources.

"The growing ties must also be understood against the backdrop of wider regional geopolitical dynamics, in particular the competition between Riyadh and Abu Dhabi for regional leadership," Pandya said.

"Expanded defence ties between India and the UAE essentially serve as a form of strategic signalling, allowing both countries to showcase the strength and depth of their partnerships," she added.

INDIA'S DEFENCE EXPORTS SURGING

Last year's four-day war between India and Pakistan, when India used weapons systems including BrahMos for the first time in battle, sparked buyer interest from other countries, two of the Indian sources said.

Since then, India has signed deals to sell the BrahMos to Vietnam and Indonesia. It has also received interest from Thailand, South Africa, Brazil and Chile, the two sources said. The embassies of those countries in New Delhi did not respond to emails seeking comment.

The only previous sale of the BrahMos was to the Philippines in 2022.

India's defence exports surged to over $4 billion in the year ending March 2026, from just $7.26 million in 2013-14, according to the Indian government.

India is also the world's second-largest buyer of arms, accounting for over 8% of global arms imports, according SIPRI.

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(Reporting by Saurabh Sharma and Aftab Ahmed in New Delhi; additional reporting by Greg Torode in Hong Kong, Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)

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NEW DELHI, May 27 (Reuters) - India has sought initial proposals to locally manufacture a fifth generation combat aircraft from three short-listed bidders, news agency ANI reported on Wednesday, citing defence officials.

Here are some details:

• The bidders are Tata Advanced Systems, and joint ventures between Larsen and Toubro LART.NS-Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS, and Bharat Forge BFRG.NS-BEML BEML.NS – all of them Indian companies.

• India approved a programme to build the stealth fighter jets and invited interest for the same from defence firms last year, weeks after a fierce military conflict with nuclear-armed foe Pakistan.

• The programme is critical to boost the strength of the Indian Air Force, whose fleet of mostly Russian aircraft has shrunk to below 30 squadrons in recent months, compared to the approved strength of 42.

• The push aligns with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's larger ambition to ramp-up local manufacturing and boost its military might to take on threats from both Pakistan and China.

• Washington has pitched its advanced F-35 jet to India and Russia has countered that by offering its own fifth-generation Su-57. India has maintained a distance from both offers.

• New Delhi has long relied on importing machinery and weapons for its armed forces, but a recent push by Modi has helped boost domestic manufacturing.

• India's defence production hit a record high of 1.54 trillion rupees ($16.09 billion) in the financial year ended March 2025.

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May 25 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• BEL - GETS ORDER WORTH 6.08 BILLION RUPEES

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BENGALURU, May 19 (Reuters) - Diary of India economic, corporate events on May 19

ECONOMIC, CORPORATE .BSE500 EVENTS:

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May 5 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• BEL - GETS 12.51 BILLION RUPEES PRDER

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March 31 (Reuters) -

• INDIA GOVERNMENT: MOD & BEL SIGN 19.50 BILLION RUPEES CONTRACT FOR MOUNTAIN RADARS FOR IAF

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March 30 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• BEL RECEIVES ORDERS WORTH 16.60 BILLION RUPEES

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March 25 (Reuters) - RRP Defense Ltd RRPD.BO:

• RRP DEFENSE LTD - SIGNS MOU WITH BEL FOR COLLABORATION IN SEMICONDUCTORS, UNMANNED SYSTEMS, ELECTRO-OPTICS

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March 18 (Reuters) - Bondada Engineering Ltd BOND.BO:

• UNIT SECURES ORDER FROM BHARAT ELECTRONICS

• ORDER WORTH 3.6 MILLION RUPEES

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March 17 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• RECEIVES ORDERS WORTH 10.11 BILLION RUPEES

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Feb 27 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• DIVIDEND OF 1.95 RUPEES PER SHARE

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Feb 25 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• BEL RECEIVES ORDERS WORTH 7.33 BILLION RUPEES

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NEW DELHI, Feb 19 (Reuters) - France and India are entering a new era of defence cooperation with plans to jointly produce Rafale fighter jets as well as helicopters, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday, adding France also hopes to sell more submarines to India.

India's expected order for another 114 Rafales is a "new step forward" in defence ties between the two countries and France hopes to see this replicated with submarines as well, Macron told reporters at the end of a three-day visit to India.

"On Rafale, what we want to do is expand. India confirmed a few days ago its willingness to command a new bunch of Rafales... 114... and to co-produce in India," Macron said.

The Defence Acquisition Council of India's defence ministry last week gave initial clearance to acquire 114 more Rafale jets for the air force, besides other planes and missiles, months after the worst fighting in decades between India and Pakistan.

So far, India has purchased 36 Rafales for its air force and ordered another 26 marine versions of the jet for the navy.

Details of the Rafale deal including plans for co-production, expected to be sealed after technical and commercial negotiations, are yet to be made public. Indian media reports have said that the 114 jets manufactured by Dassault Aviation AM.PA are expected to cost 3.25 trillion rupees ($35.65 billion).

They have also reported that up to 90 of the 114 jets could be produced in India with a joint venture partner who is yet to be identified.

"Rafale is absolutely key," Macron said. "I hope we will do it on submarines. We offered additional capacities."

The Indian navy operates six French Scorpene submarines and local media reports say there are plans to order more.

On Tuesday, Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the first H125 helicopter assembly line, made in India by a joint venture between Airbus AIR.PA and Tata Advanced Systems, as well as a plan to jointly produce HAMMER missiles in India, by Safran SAF.PA and India's state-owned Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS.

Rafale jets flown by the Indian Air Force were in the spotlight during India’s conflict with Pakistan last May.

Reuters reported that Pakistan’s Chinese-made J-10C jets shot down at least one Rafale, citing U.S. officials.

New Delhi has confirmed losses in the air but has not acknowledged a Rafale being shot down.

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Corrects source to Indian foreign ministry, not Safran SA

Feb 17 (Reuters) - India Foreign Ministry:

• INDIA’S BEL AND FRANCE’S SAFRAN TO JOINTLY PRODUCE HAMMER MISSILES IN INDIA – INDIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY

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** India's Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS fall 1.5% to 446.20 rupees

** State-run defence electronics firm posted a 20.4% rise in Q3 consol profit, nearly 24% jump in rev from ops on Wednesday

** BAJE gained 36.3% in 2025; stock up about 13% so far in Jan

STRONG EXECUTION SEEN LARGELY PRICED IN

** Brokerage CLSA ("outperform", PT:453 rupees) says Q3 execution was stronger than expected, but stock has already priced in much of the optimism

** Flags lumpy order flows, says near-term movement depends on execution of a large backlog

** Kotak Institutional Equities ("sell", PT: 390 rupees) says upside is limited after the recent rally and believes risk–reward is unfavourable at current levels

** JP Morgan ("overweight", PT: 556 rupees) says earnings beat estimates, but cautions margins may normalise, growth will depend on operating leverage and timely execution of orders

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** Shares of BEL BAJE.NS climbs 9% to record high of 455.7 rupees

** State-owned aerospace and defense electronics co posts 20.4% rise in Q3 consol profit; rev from ops up nearly 24%

** Nifty India Defence index .NIFTYINDDEFENCE rises 5% on pre-budget rally

** Government expected to meaningfully raise capex for defence sector in the upcoming union budget on Feb. 1, per brokerage firms

** More than 33 million shares change hands vs 30 day average of 14.5 million shares

** Stock rated "Buy" on average by 25 analysts; median PT at 475 rupees as per data compiled by LSEG

** Stock rose 36.3% in 2025

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Jan 23 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• BEL RECEIVES ORDERS WORTH 6.10 BILLION RUPEES

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** Bharat Electronics (BEL) BAJE.NS rises as much as 2.1% to a seven-week high at 424.55 rupees

** State-owned aerospace and defense electronics co wins orders worth 5.96 billion rupees ($66.23 million)

** Major orders include drone detection and jamming system, mobile communication terminal, software solution, upgrades, spares, services

** Stock rated "buy" on avg by 25 analysts; median PT is 475 rupees, per data compiled by LSEG

** BAJE rose 36.3% in 2025

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Jan 8 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• GOT ORDER WORTH 5.96 BILLION RUPEES

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Jan 1 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• RECEIVES ORDERS WORTH 5.69 BILLION RUPEES

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Dec 29 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• BEL - BEL RECEIVES ORDERS WORTH 5.69 BILLION RUPEES

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Dec 26 (Reuters) - Astra Microwave Products Ltd ASTM.NS:

• SIGNS MOU WITH BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED

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Updates Dec 9 story on Dec 16 to add response from Adani Group, SIDM, Tata Sons, Larsen & Toubro, Reuters spokesperson, and sources in paragraphs 3-7, 18-21

By Shivam Patel

NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence ADEL.NS and Bharat Forge BFRG.NS, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter said.

The meetings took place during the first visit of India's defence business leaders to Russia since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The visit by the defence business leaders had not previously been reported. The Indian government is seeking to reorientate its decades-old defence ties with Russia to focus on joint development of weapons.

After the article was published, a spokesperson for Bharat Forge denied, and an Adani Group spokesperson reiterated its denial, that executives from any of their companies had attended the meetings.

"No Adani representative attended or participated in any meetings in Russia — official or otherwise," an Adani spokesperson said in a statement. "Any reporting that states or implies otherwise is false."

Following the story's publication, the three people and another government source confirmed to Reuters that the meetings had taken place and that representatives of Adani Group and Bharat Forge had attended.

A Reuters spokesperson said: "We stand by our reporting."

India's defence ministry declined to comment on this story. It had also not responded to a request for comment earlier.

Any potential collaboration with Russia risks setting back plans by Indian defence firms to jointly develop Western arms as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to make India, one of the world's biggest arms importers, a global manufacturing hub.

Western diplomats have previously said that a key obstacle to the transfer of sensitive military technology to India is its defence ties with Russia and the vast amount of Russian-origin arms used by the Indian military, totalling about 36%.

The talks in Moscow were held on the sidelines of a visit by an Indian defence-industrial delegation on October 29-30, headed by India's Defence Production Secretary Sanjeev Kumar, that was aimed at laying the ground for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India on December 4-5.

JOINT PRODUCTION IN INDIA

The meetings discussed the potential for manufacturing of spares for Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jets, and other Russian-origin air defence and weapon systems, as well as a Russian proposal to set up production units in India for development of equipment that could potentially also be exported to Moscow, said two of the sources and another industry executive.

They spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the matter.

Russia has been India's top arms supplier for decades, and during Putin's visit the two sides said they had agreed to reorient their partnership "to joint research and development, co-development and co-production of advanced defence technology and systems" to support India's self-reliance in defence.

INDIAN EXECUTIVES IN MOSCOW

A broad delegation of representatives from defence units of Indian conglomerates, state-owned firms, as well as startups involved in the development of drones and artificial intelligence for military use attended the meetings, the sources said.

An executive at engineering conglomerate Kalyani Group's Bharat Forge, which makes components for missiles and artillery guns, attended the meetings as part of efforts to source or jointly develop components for Russian-origin tanks and aircraft as well as to explore potential future collaboration on helicopters, two of the sources said.

Adani Defence and Aerospace, a unit of billionaire Gautam Adani's apples-to-airports conglomerate Adani Group, was represented by its Chief Executive Ashish Rajvanshi, the sources said.

Also attending was an executive from the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers' (SIDM) advisory group that lists more than 500 arms and military equipment makers as its members, including the defence arms of conglomerates Tata Sons, Larsen & Toubro, and state-owned firms such as Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS.

An SIDM spokesperson said no one from the group attended any such meetings.

Spokespeople for Tata Sons and Larsen & Toubro said none of their representatives attended any meetings in Russia. Reuters was unable to determine if Bharat Electronics was part of the business delegation. It did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Retired Lieutenant General Arun Sahni, who is an adviser to the defence unit of Tata Sons, said following the Reuters story that he was in Moscow in November in a personal capacity, and not as a representative of the firm.

Sahni said he did not attend the meetings of Indian defence business leaders in Moscow on October 29-30, but said he knew that they had happened but was not aware of the firms in attendance.

SANCTIONS RISK

Reuters reported in 2024 that a Bharat Forge subsidiary was among the three Indian firms that exported artillery shells to Europe, some of which were later diverted to Ukraine, resulting in a diplomatic protest from Moscow.

Indian firms, however, would be hesitant about striking new deals with Russia due to the risk of secondary sanctions, an Indian executive said.

While India can use diplomatic outreach and lobbying to offer some protection from sanctions, an Indian defence official said the firms would have to factor in the political risks themselves.

(Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi: Editing by Frances Kerry)

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Repeats Dec 9 story for wider distribution, no changes to text

By Shivam Patel

NEW DELHI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - At least half a dozen executives from top Indian arms makers, including Adani Defence ADEL.NS and Bharat Forge BFRG.NS, attended rare meetings in Russia this year to discuss potential joint ventures, three people familiar with the matter said.

The meetings took place during the first visit of India's defence business leaders to Russia since Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The visit by the defence business leaders had not previously been reported. The Indian government is seeking to re-orient its decades-old defence ties with Russia to focus on joint development of weapons.

Any potential collaboration with Russia risks setting back plans by Indian defence firms to jointly develop Western arms as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to make India, one of the world's biggest arms importers, a global manufacturing hub.

Western diplomats have previously said that a key obstacle to the transfer of sensitive military technology to India is its defence ties with Russia and the vast amount of Russian-origin arms used by the Indian military, totalling about 36%.

The talks in Moscow were held on the sidelines of a visit by an Indian defence-industrial delegation on October 29-30, headed by India's Defence Production Secretary Sanjeev Kumar, that was aimed at laying the ground for Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India on December 4-5.

Spokespeople for Adani Group and Bharat Forge denied that executives from any of their companies attended the meetings. India's defence ministry and the other firms cited by the sources did not respond to requests for comment.

JOINT PRODUCTION IN INDIA

The meetings discussed the potential for manufacturing of spares for Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter jet, and other Russian-origin air defence and weapon systems, as well as a Russian proposal to set up production units in India for development of equipment that could potentially also be exported to Moscow, said two of the sources and another industry executive.

They spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the matter.

Russia has been India's top arms supplier for decades, and during Putin's visit the two sides said they had agreed to reorient their partnership "to joint research and development, co-development and co-production of advanced defence technology and systems" to support India's self-reliance in defence.

INDIAN EXECUTIVES IN MOSCOW

A broad delegation of representatives from defence units of Indian conglomerates, state-owned firms, as well as startups involved in the development of drones and artificial intelligence for military use attended the meetings, the sources said.

An executive at engineering conglomerate Kalyani Group's Bharat Forge, which makes components for missiles and artillery guns, attended the meetings as part of efforts to source or jointly develop components for Russian-origin tanks and aircraft as well as to explore potential future collaboration on helicopters, two of the sources said.

Adani Defence and Aerospace, a unit of billionaire Gautam Adani's apples-to-airports conglomerate Adani Group, was represented by its Chief Executive Ashish Rajvanshi, the sources said.

Also attending was an executive from the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers advisory group that lists more than 500 arms and military equipment makers as its members, including the defence arms of conglomerates Tata Sons, Larsen & Toubro, and state-owned firms such as Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS.

SANCTIONS RISK

Reuters reported in 2024 that a Bharat Forge subsidiary was among the three Indian firms that exported artillery shells to Europe, some of which were later diverted to Ukraine, resulting in a diplomatic protest from Moscow.

Indian firms, however, would be hesitant about striking new deals with Russia due to the risk of secondary sanctions, an Indian executive said.

While India can use diplomatic outreach and lobbying to offer some protection from sanctions, an Indian defence official said the firms would have to factor in the political risks themselves.

(Reporting by Shivam Patel in New Delhi
Editing by Frances Kerry)

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Nov 24 (Reuters) -

• INDIA GOVERNMENT: BEL AND SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENCE INK AGREEMENT TO PRODUCE HAMMER SMART PRECISION GUIDED AIR-TO-GROUND WEAPON IN INDIA

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Bharat Electronics Ltd BAJE.NS:

• BEL - RECEIVES ORDERS WORTH 8.71 BILLION RUPEES

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Updates

** Shares of Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS jump as much as 3.3% after quarterly results earlier today; last up 2.8% at 421.7 rupees

** State-owned aerospace and defense electronics co posts near-18% rise in Q2 consol net profit to 12.88 bln rupees ($146.5 mln); rev from ops rose 25.8% to 57.92 bln rupees

** BEL shares were up as much as 1.2% before the results on winning orders worth 7.32 bln rupees, which included software defined radios and fully-indigenous radios

** Stock rated "buy" on avg; median PT is 424 rupees, per data compiled by LSEG

** YTD, BAJE gains 44%

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Oct 15 (Reuters) - Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS:

• GETS ORDER WORTH 5.92 BILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of Bharat Electronics BAJE.NS rise 3.1% to 408.15 rupees apiece

** Rise after media report says Indian army has issued tender to the state-owned company to buy five to six regiments of "Anant Shastra" air defence missile system

** The air defence missile system was earlier known as the Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile System, ANI reports, citing defence officials

** The estimated project cost is around 300 billion indian rupees and would strengthen the army's air defence, according to the report

** BAJE did not immediately respond to a Reuters request seeking confirmation of the tender

** BAJE shares are up 35% in 2025 so far, outpacing the 4.7% rise in the benchmark Nifty 50 index .NSEI, exchange data shows

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