Rolls-Royce plans 'significant investment' for India growth

BRITISH AERO-ENGINE maker Rolls-Royce on Sunday said it is looking at making India its third "home market" outside of the UK in line with a plan to unlock the full potential of opportunities across an array of domains, including jet engines, naval propulsion, land systems and advanced engineering.

- MANASH PRATIM BHUYAN

In an interview to PTI, Sashi Mukundan, the executive vice president of Rolls-Royce India, elaborating on the move, said the company is planning for a "big investment" in the country, and listed developing a next-generation aero engine in India as a priority to power the combat jets that New Delhi will produce under the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme.