Top Indian official at US firm charged with shipping restricted weapons tech: US links Indian govt in weapons conspiracy
WASHINGTON: An Indian top executive at a US firm was charged on Tuesday with shipping restricted weapons technology to the Indian government in a case that could put a pending bilateral nuclear deal under extra congressional scrutiny, AFP reported.
Parthasarathy Sudarshan, 46, CEO of Cirrus Electronics, was arraigned before a US magistrate judge on charges of smuggling technology linked to development of aircraft, missile and aerospace systems, government attorneys said.
The indictment also charged other Cirrus employees AKN Prasad of Bangalore, India, and Sampath Sundar, 47, of Singapore, for their roles in the alleged offences. “These arrests put a network of technology smugglers out of business and demonstrate that we have no tolerance for weapons proliferators who illegally supply entities with weapons technology,” said Assistant Attorney General Wainstein.
According to the indictment, Sudarshan and Gopal had acquired electrical components that could have applications in missile guidance and firing systems for Indian state enterprises Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) and Bharat Dynamics, Ltd (BDL). …
The defendants purportedly also acquired US microprocessors for the Tejas, a fighter jet being developed by India’s Aeronautical Development Establishment. …
… Indian government officials were linked to the alleged scam, according to the indictment. Reports quoting the FBI said one of them was an official posted at the Indian embassy in the US. …
Achha Achha, so that’s how Hindustan makes the ‘indigenous’ weaponary! 
You know, Hindustanis are a really weired people. I mean, America openly offers them all sort of high-tech weapons but no, Hindustanis still have to go round the world thieving!