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The Dollar Business Bureau Defence Secretary James Mattis has said that the United States recognises India as a key defence partner partially out of respect for the country’s crucial role in keeping stability in Indian Ocean region. The US is looking for new ways for addressing the new challenges from the maritime security to the rising risks posed with spreading terrorism in the Southeast Asian region, the Defence Secretary said while speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue. “For example, we recognise India, the most populous democracy in the world, as a major defence partner. We did so in part out of respect for India’s indispensable role in maintaining stability in the Indian Ocean region,” he said. Mattis asked all the nations to come forward to ...

The Dollar Business Bureau In his first call to his Indian counterpart after being appointed, US defence secretary James Mattis assured continued momentum on 'key bilateral defence efforts' between US and India, as reported by Jeff Davis, Pentagon Press Secretary. “Secretary Mattis and Minister Parrikar affirmed their commitment to sustain the momentum on key bilateral defence efforts to include the defence technology and trade initiative,” he said After a brief conversation between the two leaders over the phone, Davis said that they had affirmed their commitment to carry forward the bilateral defence cooperation built between the two nations in recent years. Sustained progress under the Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI), which promotes co-development of military capabilities between the two countries, was also promised by the new Defence Secretary. Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA), the flagship deal of India-US bilateral defence ties, was signed ...

PTI The US is likely to make a positive decision on India's request for state-of-the art unarmed Guardian drones for maritime surveillance, especially in the Indian Ocean. The move comes after India was designated a major defence partner of the US in June. Within weeks of that designation, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Barack Obama, at the White House in early June, the Indian Navy had sent an official letter of request (LoR) in February to Department of Defense towards purchase of 22 high-tech multi-mission Predator Guardian UAVs. This was the first major request of arms sale purchase by India after Obama designated New Delhi as a major Strategic Defence partner. The US government has not made a ...

PTI Indo-US cooperation in defence technology and trade initiatives will be the focus of the US Air Force Secretary's upcoming visit to India during which she will also discuss with top Indian officials proposals to co-produce aircrafts in India. Deborah Lee James will travel to India later this month as part of a maiden visit to four Asian countries that would also take her to Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines and will discuss the situation in the South China sea as well as the growing threat of terrorism. During her visit to India, she will meet Chief of Air Staff Marshal Arup Raha and Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar and will also discuss with her Indian counterparts proposals to co-produce aircrafts in India in ...

The Dollar Business Bureau India and the United States on Tuesday reiterated the need to expedite their discussions on key defence areas including jet engine technology and aircraft carriers under the India-US Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI). The announcement was made by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the joint press conference with the United States Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, who is on a four-day visit to India. “DTTI has provided an unprecedented platform for our two countries to strengthen bilateral cooperation in cutting-edge technologies and to address procedural delays in decision-making. We also agreed to expand DTTI by introducing new and more ambitious projects for mutual collaboration,” Parrikar said. Striking similarity between DTTI and Make in India programmes and to further bolster engagements ...

Source: PIB, Government of India During an official visit to India, Dr. Ashton Carter, the United States Secretary of Defence, met Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also met the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and the National Security Adviser Ajit Doval. Before arriving in Delhi, Secretary Carter also visited the Eastern Naval Command. Parrikar and Secretary Carter discussed the India-U.S. defence relationship, and the broader India-US Strategic Partnership, and reaffirmed their commitment to expand and deepen the bilateral defence relationship. The two also reviewed the existing and emerging regional security dynamics. The Defence Minister and Secretary Carter signed the 2015 Framework for the India-US Defence Relationship, which builds upon the previous framework and successes ...