U.S., India seal military communications pact, plan more exercises
Idrees Ali, Sanjeev Miglani
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India and the United States signed an accord on secure military communications that both sides hailed as a breakthrough on Thursday, possibly opening the way for sales of sensitive U.S. military equipment to India.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and India's Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj attend a joint news conference after a meeting in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
The pact was signed after U.S. Defense Secretary Jim 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, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean.
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-usa/u-s-india-seek-to-deepen-defense-ties-and-sign-key-accord-idUSKCN1LM0PD
These are some great things going on, too bad, we are messing with some of these domestic situations, surely of no help to national security. More like just gossip.
