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India Signs Defense Logistics Pact with U.S.
But sovereignty concerns still prevent India from concluding two more agreements on deeper cooperation.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar at the pentagon on August 29 after signing the agreement. (Photo: U.S. Department of Defense)
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar at the pentagon on August 29 after signing the agreement. (Photo: U.S. Department of Defense)

Following 12 years of discussions, India and the U.S. have signed a Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA). It is the second defense pact that the two countries have signed; two more that the Pentagon would like India to sign remain contentious.


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