Concerned about the threats emerging from Pakistan in the wake of the November terror attack in Mumbai and the predominant position of China, official sources told Asia Times Online that there had been considerable acceleration in India-US efforts to jointly build a ballistic missile defense (BMD) system. The pressure is being applied by the Indian armed forces, with New Delhi willing to play along, given it sees "non-state players and other loose cannons increasingly gaining ground in Pakistan".
Officials say that Indian intelligence agencies perceive a potent terror threat from the skies.
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