This article first appeared on the Riding the Elephant site. New Delhi doesn’t really trust Washington and many US policy experts regard India as a tiresome non-performer. But both countries need each other because of China’s increasing adventurism and aggression, and this is leading to a flurry of activity before President Obama’s time in office finishes at the end of this year. A historic defence deal called LEMOA, or Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement to give it its full name, was signed in Washington on August 29 between the two countries’ defence ministers, Ashton Carter and Manohar Parrikar. After tortuous negotiations lasting some 14 years, it provides for both countries making ...
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