Sunday, August 9, 2009

India - US defence ties

These interests include maintaining security and stability, defeating terrorism and violent religious extremism, preventing the spread of weapons of mass destruction and associated materials, data, and technologies and protecting the free flow of commerce via land, air and sea lanes.
In January 2004, the U.S. and India launched the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership (NSSP).In December 2006, Congress passed the historic Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Cooperation Act.
Recently a deal worth us$2.1 billion was signed with respect to P-8i poseidon choppers.