The Defence Blog

Today on my mind, is nothing but the "India-US Defense ties" As US secretary of defence Ashton Carter came to India this week for the 3rd time in his tenure, US-India defence ties have taken another small step towards consolidation. We both finally managed to agree “in principle” on a logistics agreement which is expected to help  both militaries coordinate better. A second pact to improve the sharing of information on commercial shipping, in a move to beef up security on the seas, is also close to realization. Many in India worry that the US wants to make India a junior partner in its regional alliance network, but Carter has given clear indications that he understands Indian concerns. He has been explicit that India was not likely to be an exclusive partner of the US as he suggested “Indians are, like many others, also proud. So they want to do things independently, and they want to do things their own way. They don’t want to do things just with us. They want to do