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U.S., India Renew Defense Initiative

Defense Daily Staff

Monday, January 26th, 2015

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U.S., India Renew Defense Initiative

President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Nerandra Modi in a September 2014 meeting. Photo: White House

The United States and India have renewed a commitment first made 10 years ago to cooperate in the trade, development and production of defense technology.The agreement to extend the pact by another 10 years was finalized over the weekend during President Barack Obama’s visit to the country that included meetings with Indian Prime Minister Nerandra Modi. It would have expired this year.The U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative is part of a broader overall effort between the two countries to…

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