India Integral To U.S. Asia-Pacific Rebalance: U.S. Official

The U.S. was adapting its export control system in order to more easily release sensitive technology to India, he said. It was also taking aggressive action to speed up responses by U.S. bidders when the Indian government issues requests for proposals.

The U.S. and India were also increasing their joint science and technology collaboration, Carter said.

“American researchers who seek and find Indian partners in key research areas will receive priority funding for their projects, an incentive we’ve previously only ever offered to the United Kingdom and Australia.”

“And we’re committed to increasing our engagement with industry partners in both countries so that we can identify the best ideas to meet our overlapping security needs,” Carter said.

“In the long run, the United States benefits from an Indian military with all the capabilities it needs to meet its growing regional security responsibilities,” he said.

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