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.
Impulsar la cooperación industrial de defensa, compartir tecnología crítica y realizar investigaciones conjuntas a largo plazo también fueron el tema central de la 17ª reunión del Grupo de Política de Defensa (DPG) India-Estados Unidos que se celebró en 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.
El ministerio dijo que se prestó considerable atención a las formas y medios para mejorar la cooperación industrial de defensa, incluida la asociación tecnológica, la investigación y el desarrollo a largo plazo y la mejora de la seguridad de la cadena de suministro.
“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.
Dijo que las dos partes acordaron alentar a las partes interesadas privadas y gubernamentales a utilizar los ecosistemas de innovación y promover las empresas emergentes de defensa.
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.
Las dos partes también firmaron COMCASA (Acuerdo de Seguridad y Compatibilidad de Comunicaciones) en 2018, que prevé la interoperabilidad entre los dos ejércitos y prevé la venta de tecnología de punta de EE. UU. a la India. En octubre de 2020, India y Estados Unidos sellaron el acuerdo BECA (Acuerdo Básico de Intercambio y Cooperación) para impulsar aún más los vínculos bilaterales en materia de defensa. El pacto prevé el intercambio de tecnología militar de alta gama, logística y mapas geoespaciales entre los dos países.

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