August 30, 2016

"The United States and India on Monday signed a logistics agreement that will enable their military forces to use each other's bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.

The move 'comes just weeks after India was designated a major defence partner of the United States during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's June visit to Washington,' the Pentagon said.

The accord will "make the logistics of joint operations so much easier and so much more efficient," U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said at a joint news conference with Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar at Pentagon."

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