Indo-US defense ties: Closer cooperation needed to counter China - The Indian Panorama

- India and the US have finalized a roadmap for defense industrial cooperation ahead of PM Modi's visit to the US

- They plan to fast-track technology tie-ups and co-produce military platforms like air combat and land systems

- Negotiations will begin on a Security of Supply Arrangement and reciprocal defense procurement pact

- The US is currently third on India's list of biggest arms suppliers, behind Russia and France

- Transfer of technology and spurring indigenous production capabilities in India will strengthen strategic cooperation between the two countries

- Both nations need to work harder on removing impediments to the growth of their defense relations, especially with China's aggressive posturing in the Indo-Pacific.

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