India must get over bureaucratic red tape: Panetta

June 06, 2012 21:59

Terming India as the "lynchpin" in its new defence strategy to cover the vast area of Indian and the Western Pacific oceans, US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta today sought removal of bureaucratic red tape for promotion of defence trade and technology transfers.

Interacting with media persons at the Institute of Defence and Security Analysis (IDSA), Panetta stressed on the need for more joint researches and military exercises while finding ways to tackle the issues related with space power and cyber warfare.

Noting that US was developing a new defence strategy, he said, "Defence cooperation with India is a lynchpin in this strategy. India is one of the largest and most dynamic countries in the region and the world, with one of the most capable militaries."

On improvement of military ties with India in past one decade, he said, "We have acted together to get past our differences and re-establish better cooperation. It required that we get beyond our outdated notions above one another."

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