On Jan. 25, India and the United States renewed their bilateral defense pact for 10 more years. The 2015 Framework for the U.S.-India Defense Relationship strengthens cooperation between the two countries in the areas of defense technology, military exchanges and counterterrorism.
For the first time, co-production and co-development are at the core of the defense engagement outlined in the framework, indicating the importance for India of technology transfers and indigenous manufacturing. The agreement makes India part of a group of nations that includes Japan, the United Kingdom and Taiwan, with whom the United States cooperates on defense technology.