US, India to Enhance Military TiesThe Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Henry Shelton, Thursday said that Washington and New Delhi were poised for a "substantive leap" in military-to- military relations.Emerging after a 30-minute meeting with Defence Minister Jaswant Singh, Shelton, the first-ever Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff to visit India, said, "There is a common desire on the part of the two countries for a substantive military-to- military relationship". He also met the Chairman of the Indian Chief of Staff Committee Admiral Sushil Kumar and other senior military officials. Shelton indicated that the present dialogue would be carried forward and he had invited Admiral Sushil Kumar to visit the United States. The U.S. military chief arrived here Wednesday evening on a three-day visit. |
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