Talks between India and US to finalise supply arrangement making good progress
Washington: The United States is in active talks with the Indian government to explore ways to produce military systems in areas related to ISR and ground-based conventional warfare, a senior Pentagon official said, a PTI in The Tribune, Chandigarh, says
Efforts are also on to establish a reciprocal defence procurement agreement with India, Siddharth Iyer, Director for South Asia Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defence, said here on Tuesday, Sept 19, at an event organised by the prestigious Hudson Institute.
“We are in active talks with the Indian government to look at producing military systems in areas related to ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), and then of course ground-based conventional warfare. And we’ll have more to say on that as they become ripe,” he said.
Indian-American Iyer said the talks between India and the US to finalise the security of supply arrangement, which would streamline the ability of defence firms to procure their requirements, is making good progress.
“We are also moving at an aggressive clip to establish a reciprocal defence procurement agreement, which would allow and create the conditions for US and Indian defence industries to increase and streamline market access,” he said.
This relationship is one of the top priorities for the Pentagon, Iyer said.
“Our belief is that getting the US-India relationship right is not just necessary, it’s essential to achieving our strategy in the Indo-Pacific. There’s a broad and deep commitment to making that happen,” he said.
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