The Pentagon has said, the defence relationship between India and the United States is accelerating and advancing in terrific and exciting ways including defence industrial base cooperation as well as operational cooperation across the services. The remarks of the headquarters of the US Department of Defense come amid the transition from the Joe Biden administration to President-elect Donald Trump-led administration.
Talking to reporters in Washington DC, Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Ely Ratner said, the India-US defence ties are a continuing growth area.
India has been accorded the status of the Major Defence Partnership by the United States. Biden administration officials have described the defence ties as one of the key pillars of this relationship. The two countries concluded the Security of Supply Arrangement this year, enhancing the mutual supply of defence goods and services.
