Bengaluru, Oct. 14 -- Czech Republic First Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlicek on Wednesday called for stronger industrial cooperation with India in aerospace, drone technology and advanced manufacturing, saying investments focused on high-value products and new technologies were central to his country's economic strategy.

"It's completely corresponding with also the economic strategy of the Czech Republic, which is based on added value, it's based on new technologies," Havlicek said at the inauguration of a new production facility of Gopalan Aerospace at Hoskote near Bengaluru.

The inauguration was accompanied by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Gopalan and Czech companies, marking a fresh step towards expandin...