More than a month ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Washington, India and the US on Wednesday held extensive talks focusing on operationalising their ‘Major Defence Partnership’ and co-development of military platforms.
Styrkelse af forsvarsindustrielt samarbejde, deling af kritisk teknologi og fælles langsigtet forskning var også fokus på det 17. møde mellem Indien-USA Defence Policy Group (DPG), der blev afholdt i Washington.
The two sides also deliberated on operationalising the ‘Major Defence Partnership’ and ways to improve supply chain security at the 17th meeting of India-US DPG that was held in Washington.
“The two sides reviewed the progress made in furthering defence industrial cooperation and operationalising the India-US major defence partnership,” the defence ministry said.
In June 2016, the US designated India a “Major Defence Partner” paving the way for sharing of critical military equipment and technology.
Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Colin Kahl co-chaired the DPG meeting. In a statement, the ministry described the talks as “cordial and productive”.
“Important aspects such as military-to-military cooperation, implementation of foundational defence agreements, exercises and the ongoing and future cooperative activities in the Indian Ocean Region were discussed,” it said.
Ministeriet sagde, at der blev givet betydeligt fokus på måder og midler til at styrke forsvarsindustrielt samarbejde, herunder teknologipartnerskab, langsigtet forskning og udvikling og forbedring af forsyningskædesikkerheden.
“The meeting also discussed promoting co-development and co-production in India including potential areas and projects where Indian and US defence companies could work together,” it said.
Det sagde, at de to sider var enige om at tilskynde både private og statslige interessenter til at udnytte innovationsøkosystemerne og fremme forsvarsopstart.
The DPG is the apex official-level mechanism between India’s defence ministry and US department of defence. It comprehensively reviews and guides all aspects of bilateral defence cooperation with a focus on policy.
The Indo-US defence ties have been on an upswing in the last few years. The two countries have inked key defence and security pacts over the past few years, including the Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) in 2016 that allows their militaries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.
De to sider underskrev også COMCASA (Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement) i 2018, som sørger for interoperabilitet mellem de to militære og sørger for salg af avanceret teknologi fra USA til Indien. I oktober 2020 forseglede Indien og USA BECA-aftalen (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement) for yderligere at styrke de bilaterale forsvarsbånd. Pagten giver mulighed for deling af avanceret militærteknologi, logistik og geospatiale kort mellem de to lande.

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