US President Donald Trump looks on as Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday (Feb 25). Trump touted "tremendous progress" on a trade deal with India as he sought to strengthen ties with a country key to American efforts to blunt China's influence in Asia. - Bloomberg
NEW DELHI: Growing defence cooperation has acted as a driving force behind India-US ties which transformed after the turn of the millennium following President Bill Clinton’s landmark visit to the country.
Defence relations including arms sales and counter-terrorism cooperation have been on an upswing under the successive Indian and US governments despite disputes in other areas like trade and tariffs.
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