India will export its first batch of missiles this year to the South-East Asian and the Gulf countries after receiving “increasing interests” from them, a top defence official said here on Wednesday.

Speaking at the IMDEX Asia 2019 exhibition, Commodore SK Iyer, Chief General Manager for HR at BrahMos Aerospace, said the first missile export contract awaits a government to government approval. Industry observers see a significant change in market trends in these economies.