New Delhi, June 9 -- Slovak Ambassador to India Robert Maxian said defence cooperation between India and Slovakia has evolved over the years, with both countries now working closely.

He noted that while Slovakia has been a long-time supplier of defence technologies to India, India's growing domestic defence production has also changed the nature of the partnership, and even Slovakia is now buying defence technologies from India.

Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Maxian said, "Defence is a very specific area of cooperation. Slovakia has been a solid supplier of defence technologies to India since 1993. We have been one of the biggest suppliers of military hardware to India, and we have been working with the public sector units, the Indian Ordn...