Jun 24, 2017 08:44:36 (IST)
Developments ahead of PM Modi-Trump visit
US cleared the sale of 22 unmanned Guardian drones to India on Thursday. The deal, approved by the US State Department, has been communicated to the Indian government and the manufacturer of the drone, California-based General Atomics.
Securing agreement on the purchase of 22 unarmed drones, worth more than $2 billion, is seen in New Delhi as a key test of defence ties that flourished under former President Barack Obama but have drifted under Trump, who has courted Asian rival China as he seeks Beijing's help to contain North Korea's nuclear programme.
US cleared the sale of 22 unmanned Guardian drones to India on Thursday. The deal, approved by the US State Department, has been communicated to the Indian government and the manufacturer of the drone, California-based General Atomics.
Securing agreement on the purchase of 22 unarmed drones, worth more than $2 billion, is seen in New Delhi as a key test of defence ties that flourished under former President Barack Obama but have drifted under Trump, who has courted Asian rival China as he seeks Beijing's help to contain North Korea's nuclear programme.