India
New Delhi is getting ready to hold bilateral defence cooperation talks with the US and Germany. Talks with the US and Germany will focus on the Indo-Pacific Region, maritime domain awareness, joint defence production and R&D of different military platforms, counter terrorism, joint military drills and more.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin is reaching India on Sunday on a two day visit ahead of PM Modi’s visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to that country later this month. In his talks with defence minister Rajnath Singh the focus will be on firming up the MoU for the India-GE India-specific GE-f414 INS6 for fighter jets, identifying new areas of cooperation in the defence sector.
The MoU is expected to be approved by the Biden administration as it seeks to shift India from Russia and also in an effort to counter China. Once approved this will be one of the biggest announcements which will be made during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington DC later this month.
Singh and his American counterpart will also discuss several other projects which are expected to be unveiled later this month. Also on the agenda of talks is the three year long standoff between the Indian and Chinese forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, countering terrorism, Indo-Pacific, Maritime Domain awareness and more.
