The ties between US and India are an all time high

March 09, 2021 22:09

Here's the statement of Admiral Philip S Davidson, US Navy Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command before the Senate Armed Services Committee

"The current state of the USIndia relations presents a historic opportunity to deepen ties and solidify what I consider the "defining partnership of the 21st century." We concluded several agreements, including the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement in 2018, which has greatly enhanced information sharing and interoperability; the Industrial Security Annex, signed in December 2019 that allows for the transfer of technologies in support of defense production; the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement to share unclassified geospatial information; and the agreement on Navy-to-Navy Information Sharing in October 2020.

The US and Indian navies are now securely sharing information, and India has substantially increased its acquisition of US defense equipment. Defense sales are at an all-time high with India operating US-sourced platforms such as P-8s, C-130Js, C-17s, AH-64s, CH-47s, Precision Guided-Excalibur Munitions, and M777 howitzers.

In February, India agreed to acquire Apache and MH-60R multi-mission helicopters worth $3.1 billion and is considering other US systems.

The United States strongly supports India's establishment of an information fusion center focusing on maritime domain awareness, which will improve maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region and Bay of Bengal. USINDOPACOM defines the security relationship with India as a strategic imperative. We expect substantial progress on interoperability and information sharing, service-level and joint military-to-military cooperation and exercises like TIGER TRIUMPH and MALABAR, and an increase in quadrilateral collaboration between India, Australia, Japan, and the United States as the relationship continues to mature."

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