NEW DELHI, March 19 — Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrived in India today for the first face-to-face meetings between New Delhi and the Biden administration, with shared alarm about China set to figure highly. India is a key US ally in the region and the visit comes hot on the heels of frosty...
In this file photo Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a visit by US President Joe Biden to the Pentagon in Washington, DC, February 10, 2021. — AFP picNEW DELHI, March 19 — Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin arrived in India today for the first face-to-face meetings between New Delhi and the Biden administration, with shared alarm about China set to figure highly.
The two also attended a virtual summit between leaders of the so-called “Quad”, which groups the United States, Australia, Japan and India and is seen as a check on China’s ambitions. The Asian giants then sent thousands of extra troops to the frontier although tensions have eased in recent months with an agreement to pull back from one area of contention.
US defence firms have inked billions of dollars in deals to supply military hardware, including helicopters, under India’s US$250-billion modernisation of its armed forces. “The partnership is based on shared strategic interests that we have with India, and support and cooperation that we have together to reinforce the rules-based international order,” the senior US defence official said.
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