Washington's proposals to New Delhi in the defense sector have the potential to change commercial and military cooperation between the two countries. This was stated by US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, who held his first major political speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington.India, entitled "Defining Our Relationship with India for the Next Century ", in view of the official trip to the country, scheduled for next week. These proposals include the sale of Guardian drones, aircraft carrier technologies, F-18 and F-16 fighter aircraft. "Confirming toIndia the status of 'important defense partners', approved last year by a large majority of the Congress, and the mutual interest in the expansion of maritime cooperation, the Trump administration offered a menu of options for defense to the attention dell 'India", Explained the US Secretary of State. "We appreciate the role that theIndia it can play in global security and stability and we are ready to make it have more military capabilities, "he said.
Washington's proposals to New Delhi in the defense sector have the potential to change commercial and military cooperation between the two countries. This was stated by US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, who held his first major political speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington.India, entitled "Defining Our Relationship with India for the Next Century ", in view of the official trip to the country, scheduled for next week. These proposals include the sale of Guardian drones, aircraft carrier technologies, F-18 and F-16 fighter aircraft. "Confirming toIndia the status of 'important defense partners', approved last year by a large majority of the Congress, and the mutual interest in the expansion of maritime cooperation, the Trump administration offered a menu of options for defense to the attention dell 'India", Explained the US Secretary of State. "We appreciate the role that theIndia it can play in global security and stability and we are ready to make it have more military capabilities, "he said. According to Tillerson the growing convergence of interests and values between the United States and India it offers the Indo-Pacific area the best opportunity to defend the global system based on law, but it is also a great responsibility. The administration's representative Trump has made it clear that Washington is looking favorably on the growth of Indian influence: "We are anxious to grow our relationship as theIndia grows as a leader and power in the world. The strength of the Indo-Pacific area has always been the interaction between many peoples, governments, economies and cultures ". Tillerson added that the United States is committed to working with any South Asian country or even beyond sharing a rule-based view of sovereignty. The fact that the Indian Navy is the first one to use the P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, which actually field together with the counterpart of the US Navy, speaks volumes about the shared maritime interests and the need to strengthen the interoperability ", Tillerson argued. "US military records on speed, technology and transparency speak for themselves, and so do our commitment to the sovereignty and security ofIndia", He continued, agreeing with the US Defense Secretary, Jim Mattis, on the need for the two greatest democracies in the world to have even greater military capabilities. "Could not agree more. When we work together to address common security concerns, we do not only protect ourselves, but others, "he said. Finally, Tillerson recalled the two countries' participation in UN missions to build peacekeeping capabilities in Africa, an example of how the United States and the United StatesIndia can be "anchors of peace in a tumultuous world". On the same day, the Trump administration informed theIndia that the United States will provide the future Indian Navy aircraft carrier with the Emals system (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System), the electromagnetic catapult for take-off of the fighters, built by General Atomics, of which New Delhi had applied during the Obama administration. Last month, US Defense Secretary Mattis, visiting India, announced a leap in quality in military cooperation. General Atomics is planning to open an office in New Delhi to meet the needs of the Indian government. On the same day, the Trump administration informed theIndia that the United States will provide the future Indian Navy aircraft carrier with the Emals system (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System), the electromagnetic catapult for take-off of the fighters, built by General Atomics, of which New Delhi had applied during the Obama administration. Last month, US Defense Secretary Mattis, visiting India, announced a leap in quality in military cooperation. General Atomics is planning to open an office in New Delhi to meet the needs of the Indian government. All the intervention was focused on moving the balance in the Indo-Pacific area. For Tillerson the United States and theIndia they can be the voice that the world needs, the defenders of law-based order, the promoters of unhindered access to shared, sea, land or digital spaces, particularly in strategic regions: "TheIndia and the United States must promote greater prosperity and security with the goal of an open and free Indo-Pacific area. The center of gravity of the world is moving into the heart of the Indo-Pacific. The United States and theIndia - with the values of peace, security, freedom of navigation, free and open architectures - must be the eastern and western lighthouses of the Indo-Pacific ", the minister argued. Another call for the strengthening of the Washington-New Delhi axis was launched the day before by the United States ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, in an event organized by the US India Friendship Council. The diplomat said that US President Donald Trump "has taken a tougher approach to Pakistan for hosting terrorists" and that one of the pillars of his South Asian strategy is the development of partnership. strategic with theIndia. "America's overwhelming interest in Afghanistan and throughout South Asia is to eliminate safe havens for terrorists who threaten us and keep nuclear weapons out of reach for terrorists; we will use all the elements of our economic, diplomatic and military strength to pursue these goals, "he said. Haley recalled that theIndia has already made an important contribution to the stability of Afghanistan and can still offer it, as it can help with Pakistan: "We will really need the help ofIndia in Afghanistan: they are good neighbors and our partners in the region. Therefore, we rely on them not only for the infrastructure and for the help they can give to rebuild Afghanistan; they can also help us keep an eye on Pakistan, "he explained. "We need to see a better partnership from Pakistan. We can not continue to see them hide the terrorists. We must see some changes. THE'India it will help us do it, "he added.