NEW DELHI—In its first-ever major military export, India is set to supply supersonic cruise missiles valued at over $350 million to the Philippines. The move is likely to help the two countries overcome Cold War-era psychological barriers due to their respective affinities to the United States and the Soviet Union, according to Richard Heydarian, associate professor at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. “In a lot of ways, this is about breaking psychological barriers. I think for a long time, the Philippines and India, two of the oldest democracies in the world, very similar countries on so many levels, for some reason were mutually estranged … with India closer to Russia and the Philippines closer to the United States,” Heydarian told The Epoch Times. Philippines’ decision to import the Indian Brahmos missile, a shore-based anti-ship missile, was announced on January 14. Delfin Lorenzana, Secretary of National Defence of the Philippines, said that the Philippine Marines will …