Washington: India is engaged in increasing its military capabilities. With the aim of modernizing the army, India is taking every step so that the country’s borders can be kept safe. India’s borders are with China and Pakistan. India is not unaware of the intentions of both the neighboring countries. Continuous efforts are being made by India in this direction to provide state-of-the-art equipment to the army. The effect of these efforts of India is now visible and this can be gauged from the statement of America’s Defense Minister Lloyd Austin.
India-America Jugalbandi
US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin told lawmakers that the agreement between India and America to jointly manufacture engines for fighter planes for the Indian Air Force is revolutionary. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on an official visit to America in June last year and during that time this historic agreement was announced. ‘General Electric’ has signed an MoU with ‘Hindustan Aeronautics’ to manufacture fighter aircraft engines for the Indian Air Force.
Strong ties with India
Austin told the House that America has ‘strong relations’ with India. He said, “We recently helped India in making aircraft engines and this is a kind of revolution, this will increase their capacity.” We are also developing an armored vehicle with India.” The Defense Minister said, ”So if seen overall, all this is much more than the work done in the field in a long time.”
Lloyd Austin said this
Recently, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had said that the Indian and US militaries are intensifying joint exercises, information-sharing and other operational activities to promote maritime security in the Indian Ocean. He also said that by enhancing the capabilities of the Indian military, the two countries can work together to maintain a more stable balance of power in the broader Indo-Pacific region.
Why is it important for India?
It is also worth noting that, considering the strained relations with neighboring countries like China and Pakistan, the importance of jet engines increases even more. India currently has old light combat aircraft like MiG-29 and Mirage-2000. Now when jet engines will be manufactured in the country, India will be able to replace these old fighter planes with new and powerful planes. This becomes more important for India because America has not yet shared such technology even with its close allies. (Language)
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