India-US defence relationship advancing in terrific, exciting ways: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The defence relationship between India and the US is and advancing in terrific and exciting ways, the Pentagon has said amidst the transition from the Joe Biden administration to that of President-elect Donald Trump.

“The US-India defence relationship stands on its own. It is accelerating and advancing in terrific and exciting ways, both as it relates to defence industrial base cooperation as well as operational cooperation across the services,” Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, told reporters at a news conference here.

“It (the India-US defence ties) is a continuing growth area, even as the India-China relationship waxes and wanes,” Ratner said in response to a question.

Source: PTI News

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