(VOVworld) - The US and India have strengthened defense cooperation and it’s necessary for them to step up trade of high-tech items, said Eric L. Hirschhorn, Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security, US Department of Commerce.
At a meeting of the India-US High Technology Cooperation Group in Greater Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi, Hirschhorn said that increased defense trade and cooperation are vital parts of advancing the US-India partnership. India has conducted more military exercises with the US than any other country and defense trade has increased over the past decade. Greater defense trade and cooperation will provide a win-win for US and Indian national security interests.
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| US Army troops and Indian soldiers ride in a jeep together as they train during a joint military exercise. (Photo: AP) |
Hirschihorn added that cooperation in science and technology, timely procurement processes, co-production, and co-development will further their bilateral security relationship.