US set to woo India with classified info, intel swap

[shree835]

As part of a deepening cooperation on defence, the United States has offered to create institutionalised links between its military intelligence and India’s and is willing to share classified information on the region, including Afghanistan-Pakistan and China.

While the full scope of the offer will be made by US defence secretary Charles ‘Chuck’ Hagel during his three-day visit to India next week, secretary of state John Kerry hinted about the proposal to defence minister Arun Jaitley in their meeting last Thursday. Hagel arrives on August 7 evening and leaves on August 9 after meeting Jaitley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, national security advisor Ajit Doval and Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, who is the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee.

US diplomatic sources said Hagel will aim to take defence cooperation beyond military hardware sales and transfer of technology under the so-called Defence Technology Initiative (DTI) to joint manufacturing of weapon systems in India under the 49% FDI route announced by Jaitley in the budget.

US under secretary of acquisition, technology and logistics, Frank Kendall, the principal interlocutor for the DTI, is accompanying Hagel and will hold a meeting with Doval. Talks will cover the situation in the Af-Pak region and the rise of fundamentalist forces like ISIS in West Asia as well as a possible deal on purchase of some 3,000 advanced military vehicles that US troops plan to leave in Afghanistan after withdrawal this year.

The Americans are also willing to deepen service-to-service engagements with advanced and multilateral military exercises as well as to strengthen Indian capabilities on the borders. On the agenda will be the purchase by India of six more C-17 heavy lift aircraft, 10 Chinook CH 77 heavy lift helicopters, 22 Apache Longbow attack helicopters and 200 Honeywell engines for upgradation of the Jaguar fighter fleet.

US military sources told HT Washington was also willing to look at the advanced surveillance requirement for Indian troops manning the 4,088-km Line of Actual Control (LAC), high-speed interceptor boats for patrolling the disputed Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh as well as low-level radars to plug gaps in air defence.

South Block officials said both countries need to get into joint development and manufacturing of military systems, which would create jobs and nullify the possibility of Washington blocking the sale of spares in the event of any disagreement.

US set to woo India with classified info, intel swap - Hindustan Times

 

[SrNair]

Be careful before making deals with them.One lion king dont allows the easy growth another potential lion king.
So all of this promises may become hollow when timearises.
So trust but verify

 

[Makaramarma]

It is OK to deal with the devil as long as we do not sell our soul

 

[Raje amar]

Please please please......
Don't make any deal with the Devil, they will harm you when they will get what they intend.

 

[GURU DUTT]

well its interesting but a very very dnagerous development no dought US will give most of the classified data of indian govt to please themselfs and make for the lost ground deu to spying on top BJP leadrers but what are they asking in return

and if it helps in getting back the black money of netas , beurocrats and exposing double agents from CIA , ISI and other intel services and there sleeper cells there should be no problem

 

[illusion8]

NSA has collected huge data - wonder what kind of treasure trove we might get from them?

 

[he-man]

As ur name suggests its all illusion dude

 

[Secur]

It is OK to deal with the devil as long as we do not sell our soul

A deal with a devil has the fundamental and basic requirement of selling your soul at the end of the contract, because what else exactly do you even have, which is of any interest to the devil?

 

[illusion8]

As ur name suggests its all illusion dude

26/11 investigations, Saudi arabia and UAE LET and IM accused, Indian embassy attacks in Afghanistan, multiple terror attack warnings and movements all were helped by the US terror intelligence agencies. So no, I am not in any illusion when I assume that they have the world's best network and information.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

It is OK to deal with the devil as long as we do not sell our soul

To keep your military up to date you had to deal with somebody.
Mostly it has been Russia and that seemed to have worked out relatively well.

So the question is "Why is the US even in the picture"?

Is it because:
1) They got some good stuff and we are interested in buying it.
2) We are a little wary of Russian equipment
3) We are worried China and Russia are getting cozy again and we might get shafted.

 

[KalaGhoda]

Yupp...co-operation on anti jihad is expected...and sharing on surveillence on china...we'll give too.

this is a pros game. i'm sure India will play it well. Modi needs to straighten out home first. i repeat, home first. from the security point of view. we have a lot of basic homework to do on a large scale.

We need to strengthen our grip on our own country first. eliminate every outsiders, deal with locals, bring them in line.

Inshallah !

 

[C130]

we need closer ties with India. need to start fresh, but not with Obongo at the helm.

 

[illusion8]

To keep your military up to date you had to deal with somebody.
Mostly it has been Russia and that seemed to have worked out relatively well.

So the question is "Why is the US even in the picture"?

Is it because:
1) They got some good stuff and we are interested in buying it.
2) We are a little wary of Russian equipment
3) We are worried China and Russia are getting cozy again and we might get shafted.

The divide is more towards a non Muslim world and a Muslim world. Counter terrorism and busting them is the top priority rather than any other considerations.

 

[Makaramarma]

A deal with a devil has the fundamental and basic requirement of selling your soul at the end of the contract, because what else exactly do you even have, which is of any interest to the devil?

The devils job is to try and get your soul. Its your job to keep it safe. There are all sorts of sweet deals in the Gray areas that life in between.

In any case there is a new devil in the making, so the old devil will offer much more to buy some time.
The devils job

To keep your military up to date you had to deal with somebody.
Mostly it has been Russia and that seemed to have worked out relatively well.

So the question is "Why is the US even in the picture"?

Is it because:
1) They got some good stuff and we are interested in buying it.
2) We are a little wary of Russian equipment
3) We are worried China and Russia are getting cozy again and we might get shafted.

All of the above and,

4) US is worried that the new world order might leave it hanging on the wrong side of the planet.

 

[shree835]

A deal with a devil has the fundamental and basic requirement of selling your soul at the end of the contract, because what else exactly do you even have, which is of any interest to the devil?

Don worry..We Hindustani will make sure that...we must not do the mistake what pakistan did to maintain relationship with USA....