New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- India is looking at opportunities for collaboration across defence sector during the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Malaysia, with the sale of Dornier aircraft, maintenance of Scorpene submarines and SU-30 aircraft, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

Speaking here in the national capital ahead of PM Modi's visit to Malaysia on February 7-8, Secretary (East) P Kumaran outlined several areas in defence cooperation.

He said, "There is a lot of promise as far as defence cooperation is concerned. We are looking at sale of Dornier aircraft. Malaysia also has Scorpene submarines. They are looking at opportunities to try and collaborate, especially in terms of midlife upgrades, retrofittin...