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Source: The post is based on the article “India, U.S. finalise road map for defence industrial cooperation” published in The Hindu on 6th June 2023
What is the News?
India and the U.S. have concluded a road map for ‘Defence Industrial Cooperation’ which shall guide the policy direction for the next few years. This was concluded during the bilateral meeting between the Defence Minister and visiting U.S. Secretary of Defence.
About the Defence Industrial Cooperation between India and the US
-The cooperation roadmap shall guide the policy direction for the next few years towards cooperation in high technology areas and identifying opportunities for co-development and co-production.
-Both sides will identify opportunities for co-development of new technologies and co-production of existing & new systems and facilitate increased collaboration between defence start-up ecosystems of the two countries.
-Both sides reviewed the robust and multifaceted bilateral defence cooperation activities and agreed to maintain the momentum of engagement.
Why India-US cooperation is essential?
India-U.S. partnership is critical for ensuring a free, open and rules-bound Indo-Pacific region.
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