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U.S. to Resume Arms Sales to India

After nearly four decades of freeze, the United States will resume arms sales to India with the clearance of export licenses of 20 weapons systems, U.S. Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill said in New Delhi Monday.


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After nearly four decades of freeze, the United States will resume arms sales to India with the clearance of export licenses of 20 weapons systems, U.S. Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill said in New Delhi Monday.

After a lengthy meeting with Defense Minister George Fernandes, Blackwill told reporters that his discussions had centered around bringing on "fast track" weapons sales as well as other specifics agreed upon on boosting defense cooperation including holding of joint exercises.

Describing the weapons sales as part of defense cooperation between the two countries "gaining in altitude," he also disclosed that next week onwards, three high-level teams from the United States Army, Navy and elite Marine corps would be visiting India to finalize schedule of resumption of joint exercises.

The United States and India had widespread cooperation in defense field, particularly arms purchases before 1960s. However, arms sales to India were frozen after the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war and remained in cold storage till sporadic revival in early 1990s in cooperation in the light combat aircraft project.





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