The Project 75 submarines that they're talking about are French Scorpene. The current Indian submarine force is made up of Russian Kilo's, rapidly aging Russian Kilo's, and a couple of German Type 209's. So it really depends on which way the Indians want to go. Since they're committed to their Project 75 then the off-the-shelf Scorpene's would be the better fit. On the other hand, some updated Russian subs might fit in with the current fleet. Forget the Germans. If the Indian Navy started over and reopened the bidding process it'll be 30 years before the first boat arrives. Their acquisition process makes an arthritic snail look like Seabiscuit.
“Their acquisition process makes an arthritic snail look like Seabiscuit. “
I’ve noticed that. My guess is it’s a process intended to solicit bribes. On the other hand, are the Brits still building diesel boats? They had some good ones and BAE owns a huge chunk of Mahindra. (Mahindra is India’s GE.) If they gave the electronics and subsystems to Mahindra they could probably get the contract in record time.