US, India agree on defense industry cooperation plan

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 05, 2023 10:00 pm

NEW DELHI: The United States and India agreed on a roadmap for military industrial cooperation on Monday as New Delhi seeks to reduce its reliance on key arms supplier Russia in the face of tensions with China.

'We established an ambitious new roadmap for defense industrial cooperation, which will fast-track high priority co-development and co-production projects,' US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said as he wrapped up an overnight visit to India's capital New Delhi.

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