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In 2016, the US had designated India as a Major Defence Partner, and this was then in 2018 elevated to Strategic Trade Authorization tier 1 status.
Deepening of the Comprehensive Global Strategic partnership, military trade, Indo-Pacific, the Quad, as well as multilateral military drills are some of the major issues that will be the focus of talks when the new US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin comes later this month. Read More…
