The American inter-agency delegation, including officials from the
State Department, Pentagon and the US Pacific Command, is headed by
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Puneet
Talwar, who is on a four-day visit here.
He will hold talks on on regional and maritime security, defence trade, and new areas for strategic cooperation with senior officials from the External Affairs and Defence Ministry.
During his visit, Talwar will seek opportunities to further expand India-US security cooperation, including support for the Department of Defense's US-India Defence Trade and Technology Initiative.
According to sources, India has shortlisted five of the 17 hi-tech items of military hardware offered by the US for co-production and co-development under Defence Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI), started under the UPA government.
Among the items that are under consideration is a long-range UAV that would be able to cover about 10,000 kms non-stop and would be in air for a longer duration of about 24 hours, sources said.
Obama is slated to visit India next month as the Chief Guest at Republic Day parade and sources said a number of Indo-US deals are likely to be sealed around that time.
He will hold talks on on regional and maritime security, defence trade, and new areas for strategic cooperation with senior officials from the External Affairs and Defence Ministry.
During his visit, Talwar will seek opportunities to further expand India-US security cooperation, including support for the Department of Defense's US-India Defence Trade and Technology Initiative.
According to sources, India has shortlisted five of the 17 hi-tech items of military hardware offered by the US for co-production and co-development under Defence Trade and Technology Initiative (DTTI), started under the UPA government.
Among the items that are under consideration is a long-range UAV that would be able to cover about 10,000 kms non-stop and would be in air for a longer duration of about 24 hours, sources said.
Obama is slated to visit India next month as the Chief Guest at Republic Day parade and sources said a number of Indo-US deals are likely to be sealed around that time.
During the visit, Talwar will also view US and Indian joint ventures
in the defence sector in Hyderabad, deliver remarks at the Institute for
Defence Studies and Analyses, and hold a roundtable discussion with the
US-India Business Council, the US State Department said in a statement
on Monday.
"In recent years, the US and India have significantly broadened our defence cooperation, as demonstrated by our increased bilateral dialogues, military exercises, and military personnel exchanges," the statement said.
"In recent years, the US and India have significantly broadened our defence cooperation, as demonstrated by our increased bilateral dialogues, military exercises, and military personnel exchanges," the statement said.
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