New Delhi: To further strengthen the defence cooperation, India and the US have committed to exploring the possibilities of Indian shipyards to maintain and repair American Navy ships.
The strategic decision has been taken during the India-US 2+2 ministerial meeting that was held in Washington.
"To further enhance defence industrial cooperation in the naval sector, both sides agreed to explore possibilities of utilizing the Indian shipyards for repair and maintenance of ships of the U.S. Maritime Sealift Command (MSC) to support mid-voyage repair of U.S. Naval ships"- Joint statement by India and US
"To further enhance defence industrial cooperation in the naval sector, both sides agreed to explore possibilities of utilizing the Indian shipyards for repair and maintenance of ships of the U.S. Maritime Sealift Command (MSC) to support mid-voyage repair of U.S. Naval ships," stated the joint statement issued after the 2+2 dialogue.
The move will bring more business to the Indian shipyards, and will further boost the defence trade between the two countries.
Both the sides also expressed their commitments to work closely on co-production, co-development, cooperative testing of advanced systems, investment promotion, and the development of Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities in India. This is aimed to promote self-reliance or Aatmnitbharta in Indian Defence.
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