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.
Die Stärkung der verteidigungsindustriellen Zusammenarbeit, der Austausch kritischer Technologien und die gemeinsame langfristige Forschung standen auch im Mittelpunkt des 17. Treffens der India-US Defence Policy Group (DPG), das in Washington stattfand.
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.
Das Ministerium sagte, dass ein großer Schwerpunkt auf die Mittel und Wege zur Verbesserung der industriellen Zusammenarbeit im Verteidigungsbereich gelegt werde, einschließlich Technologiepartnerschaften, langfristiger Forschung und Entwicklung sowie der Verbesserung der Sicherheit der Lieferkette.
“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.
Es hieß, die beiden Seiten seien übereingekommen, sowohl private als auch staatliche Interessengruppen zu ermutigen, die Innovationsökosysteme zu nutzen und Start-ups im Verteidigungsbereich zu fördern.
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.
Die beiden Seiten unterzeichneten 2018 außerdem COMCASA (Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement), das die Interoperabilität zwischen den beiden Militärs vorsieht und den Verkauf von Spitzentechnologie aus den USA nach Indien vorsieht. Im Oktober 2020 besiegelten Indien und die USA das BECA-Abkommen (Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement), um die bilateralen Verteidigungsbeziehungen weiter zu stärken. Der Pakt sieht den Austausch hochwertiger Militärtechnologie, Logistik und Geodatenkarten zwischen den beiden Ländern vor.

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