‘Willingness to work together’
“There have been two skirmishes on that border in the last nine or 10 months because they are facing border pressure from the Chinese side,” the admiral said. Admiral John Christopher was replying to a question by Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna. “Being the world’s largest democracy, we also have a desire to work together,” he said. We have similar values. We have had friendly relations for years. I met my Indian counterpart General (Anil) Chauhan recently during the Raisina Dialogue. I have been to India five times in the last two years.
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C-130 parts ‘Made in India’
To a question from another MP Patrick Ryan, the admiral said India is an important partner and the US is providing other assistance to India, including in security aspects, besides conducting joint military exercises in Malabar. “Additionally, we are expanding our cooperation in the field of manufacturing as India strives to develop its industrial base,” he said. So, critical parts of C-130 are ‘Made in India’, helicopter and critical components are ‘Made in India’.