Posted on 09/09/2005 11:19:20 AM PDT by Abbas Razza Khan
A high-level US Defence team has given classified detailed briefing on the Patriot PAC-III anti-missile system, specially its capabilities against Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD), and on sensitive technologies of F-18/A Hornet and F-16 fighter jets to Indian officials.
This was for the first time that a Pentagon team had briefed Indian officials on the latest Patriot PAC-III anti-missile system.
Lt Gen Jeffrey B Kohler, heading the American delegation, told reporters India was among the few countries outside US Treaty allies to be briefed on the missile system.
"It is part of the US commitment to develop a strategic partnership with India and sharing classified details of the Patriot missile system is one of its elements," he said and asserted that Washington was not insisting on any package deal for sale of the state-of-art anti-missile system.
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Are India and the USA developing closer ties? Seems India is popping up more and more in our "news media".
Because India understands the danger of islamofacism.
And China.
I think the recent Indo-US defense pact and the Nuclear Co-operation along with all the military exercises betw US and India would give a fair indication of the ties betw the two democracies. Democracy, common threats (islam, china), opening up of the Indian economy etc. etc.
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