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Thursday, January 19, 2012

US: We’re willing to work with India on missile shield systems

Patriot PAC-3In a telling sign of a bolder strategic engagement between Washington and New Delhi, the US on Wednesday said it was willing to examine the sale or joint production of missile shield systems to help New Delhi guard against nuclear threats.

The US offer was made by Robert Scher, deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia while underlining the importance of India-US defense ties for security in Asia.

In its new strategic review released earlier this month, Pentagon officials emphasised the need for a long-term strategic partnership with India, and identified China as a threat while declaring surging Asia as a priority to the US.

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