US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick Friday urged New Delhi to reduce its reliance on Russian defence platforms and hit out at BRICS for its de-dollarisation efforts.
China appears impatient and sensitive to the prospect that India might have the appetite for only a shallow thaw that could be easily reversed or adjusted.
There was a time when Indians dreamt of being world leaders in technology. Now, the Chinese are so far ahead that they don’t even regard us as competition. It’s between them and the US.
Shifting geostrategic calculations in the region and the disruptive rise of China have acted as a wake-up call for both countries, pushing them toward adopting converging strategies.
US-India Defense Cooperation Act seeks that India be treated like any other American ally, proposes limited exemption for nation from sanctions for purchases of Russian equipment.
US Congress yet to be formally notified of proposed deal under which Navy will get 15 MQ9B drones in maritime & anti-submarine warfare kits, Army & IAF will get 8 each of its land version.
India's trade minister Piyush Goyal and his US counterpart Katherine Tai held their annual trade policy talks in New Delhi on 12 January. Tai is on a three-day visit to India.
The Quad is a diplomatic network between Australia, India, Japan and the US. Blinken also said US partnerships in the Indo-Pacific have never been stronger.
Govt says digital payments also uplift under-served communities by providing them financial footprint that can be used to assess credit worthiness in absence of traditional documents.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
US weapons are prohibitively expensive and comes with lot of restrictions. India needs weaponry to suit our needs with guaranteed supply chains for spares. USA does not give any assurance on that and would manipulate supplies in future. India has long standing relationship with Russia who are willing for tech transfer and co -manufacturing in India. This would ensure that supply chain have stability as many weapons have atleast 25 to 30 years service life with good maintenance. USA has no takers doe their very expensive weaponry which only oil rich nations can acquire.
Vishwaguru is being preached
US weapons are prohibitively expensive and comes with lot of restrictions. India needs weaponry to suit our needs with guaranteed supply chains for spares. USA does not give any assurance on that and would manipulate supplies in future. India has long standing relationship with Russia who are willing for tech transfer and co -manufacturing in India. This would ensure that supply chain have stability as many weapons have atleast 25 to 30 years service life with good maintenance. USA has no takers doe their very expensive weaponry which only oil rich nations can acquire.
US se aaya mera dost
Dost ko salam karo
US me rat ko khavo pivo
Rat ko india me nafarat felavo