India's Prime Minister Modi and US President Trump have solidified a security agenda focused on counterterrorism and military sales. Trump announced a significant increase in weapons sales to India, highlighting the potential deal for F-35 fighter jets. During their meeting, they discussed broader issues, including trade and immigration. Modi's visit signifies a strong bilateral relationship, and Indian officials noted that while the F-35 deal is proposed, no formal negotiations have started yet. The US aims to address the trade deficit by facilitating India’s import of more oil and gas.
Starting this year, we'll be increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars, Trump told a joint news conference with Modi.
We're also paving the way to ultimately provide India with the F-35 stealth fighters, he said.
The US president said the two countries would work together on security issues, including the threat of radical Islamic terrorism.
India has agreed to buy more than $20bn of US defence products since 2008.
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