US, India seal military communications pact, plan more exercises
Published
Sep 6, 2018, 7:06 pm SGT
NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - India and the United States signed an accord on secure military communications that both sides hailed as a breakthrough on Thursday (Sept 6), possibly opening the way for sales of sensitive US military equipment to India.
The pact was signed after US Defence Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for talks aimed at deepening political and security ties.
The world's two largest democracies have drawn closer in recent years, seeking ways to counter-balance China's spreading influence across Asia, notably in Pakistan, South-east Asia and the Indian Ocean.
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