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.

加强国防工业合作、共享关键技术和联合长期研究也是在华盛顿举行的印美防务政策小组（DPG）第17次会议的重点。

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.

国防部表示，重点关注加强国防工业合作的方式方法，包括技术伙伴关系、长期研发和改善供应链安全。

“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.

声明称，双方同意鼓励私人和政府利益相关者利用创新生态系统并促进国防初创企业发展。

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.

双方还于2018年签署了COMCASA（通信兼容性和安全协议），该协议规定了两军之间的互操作性，并规定美国向印度出售高端技术。 2020年XNUMX月，印度和美国签署了BECA（基本交流与合作协议）协议，进一步促进双边防务关系。该协议规定两国共享高端军事技术、后勤和地理空间地图。

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