This comes amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Go to to the US.
Washington:
A laws to fast-track weapons gross sales to India has been launched within the US Congress, with a bunch of lawmakers saying strengthening the strategic partnership of the nations will safeguard their shared safety pursuits.
Their remarks come amid Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Go to to the US on the invitation of President Joe Biden and First Woman Jill Biden.
The laws launched in each the Home of Representatives and the Senate seeks to position India on equal footing with different companions and allies of the US by streamlining and accelerating the evaluate and gross sales course of for international army gross sales and exports beneath the Arms Export Management Act.
Whereas within the Home of Representatives, it was launched by Congressmen Mike Waltz, Ro Khanna, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Andy Barr and Marc Veasey, within the Senate, it was Mark Warner and John Cornyn.
“The USA and India are bonded by our shared nationwide safety pursuits and democratic values which is why it’s so necessary we proceed to strengthen our world partnership to handle the threats of at the moment,” Waltz stated.
The Congressman stated that as “our militaries proceed to conduct joint army workouts and coordinate by means of the Quadrilateral Safety Dialogue, streamlining army gross sales will assist our two nations bolster safety within the Indo-Pacific area”.
Barr stated that “by eradicating crimson tape round army gross sales, we’re recognising India as the important thing companion it’s”.
“Collectively, america and India will proceed to cooperate and safeguard our shared nationwide safety pursuits and promote stability within the Indo-Pacific area,” he stated.
Barr stated that because the world’s largest democracies, “strengthening our world partnership is paramount in addressing the challenges of at the moment and securing a safer future for all”.
Strengthening the US-India strategic partnership is significant to the prosperity and safety of not solely each the nations, but additionally different democracies all over the world, Krishnamoorthi stated.
“That’s the reason I’m proud to hitch my colleagues in introducing this laws to develop safety cooperation between america and India by including India to the listing of companions included within the Arms Export Management Act,” he stated.
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