Indian air carrier, Air India, recently placed firm orders of over 200 jets with Boeing that include 20 787 Dreamliners, 10 777Xs, and 190 737 MAX narrow body aircrafts.
Though the countries are not formal treaty-bound allies and India has long relished its independence, US wants India to be a strategic counterweight to China.
Real gains can be achieved when the government focuses its reforms upstream in better contract design, stronger capacity to monitor performance and maintain documentation.
In its first ever structured deal, Indian LPG companies are set to import almost 10% of their total needs from US. Trump has been pushing India to purchase more American energy.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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