India, US should finalise joint defence agreement: US think tank
(WorldNews India)

Having designated India as a `major defence partner`, the US should launch a government-wide `strategic advantage initiative` focused on developing New Delhi´s defence capabilities as a premier security contributor in the Indo-Pacific, and to ensure India has the capabilities to prevail in contested domains, a US think tank has said in a new report. This assumes significance as New Delhi and Washington are collaborating on `free and open Indo-Pacific` more closely in the wake of Chinese activities in the region. Led by former Foreign Secretary and India´s ambassador to the US Nirupama Rao and former US ambassador to India Richard Verma, the report was prepared under the aegis of Center for...