Mattis Says U.S. Ready to Ink Defense Technology Pact With India
- Talks ongoing for months on secure communications deal
- Pact will be major part of the planned 2+2 talks on Sept. 6
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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he’s ready to sign a key defense cooperation agreement with India, as tensions remained over threatened American sanctions.
The talks, postponed from earlier, are scheduled for Thursday as the U.S. threatens economic sanctions on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government unless it significantly reduces purchase of oil from Iran and scraps the purchase of an anti-aircraft missile system from Russia. India has so far refused to agree to the demands.