Wednesday, July 15, 2009

U.S. Hopes To Unveil Defense, Nuclear Deals In India


From Reuters:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to unveil agreements that would help U.S. firms sell sophisticated arms and nuclear power plants to India when she visits next week, a U.S. official said on Wednesday.

One would be an "end-use monitoring" agreement under which the United States would have the right to make sure U.S. arms sold to India are used for their intended purpose and that the technology does not leak to third countries.

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More News On U.S. - India Defense/Nuclear Agreements

India May Approve Nuclear Sites, U.S. Defense Accord -- Bloomberg
India Designates Sites for U.S. Nuclear Deals -- Wall Street Journal
India Selects Two Sites For Construction Of US Nuclear Reactors -- Energy Business
India to offer 2 nuclear parks to U.S. companies during Clinton visit -- China View
India News Digest: Nervous China May Attack India by 2012: Expert -- Wall Street Journal

My Comment: This U.S./Indian relationship is going to get the attention of both Pakistan and China. Expect a different altitude from both countries when they meet U.S. officials in the future.

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