Exclusive: US pushing India to seal big armed drone buy for Modi visit

3 years ago by Bacteria to c/worldnews

Ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Washington, the Biden administration is pushing New Delhi to cut through its own red tape and advance a deal for dozens of U.S.-made armed drones, two people familiar with the matter said.

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beard__hunter 4 points 3 years ago

And this is why US won't give a shit about degrading press and democratic rights in India.

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generalpotato 1 point 3 years ago

The US has a history of supporting dictators and regimes that bend to it’s will. See your next door neighbor, Pakistan amongst a few examples. Asking it to support democratic rights when it doesn’t align with US’ interests is a bit much. ;)

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