New Delhi’s military has cleared a state-run dockyard to participate in a multibillion-dollar bid to construct next-generation submarines The Indian Defense Ministry will move ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to locally construct six submarines following lengthy delays with the project, the Times of India reported on Friday.  Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), a state-run company that has partnered with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, has qualified for the project following technical