US & India exploring possibilities for Indian shipyards maintaining, repairing American naval ships
In a major and significant move, India and the US have decided to explore the possibilities of Indian shipyards not only maintaining but also repairing American navy ships.This is expected to not only further boost the India-US defence trade, but also bring additional business to the Indian shipyards.
The decision was taken during the India-US 2+2 ministerial that was held here on Monday.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken along with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin led the American delegation while the Indian delegation was led by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken along with Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin led the American delegation while the Indian delegation was led by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Now the “Indian Shipyards” will be used for repair and maintenance of US Maritime Sealift Commant (MSC) to repair of US Naval frigate.
Notably, Military Sealift Command ships are made up of a core fleet of ships owned by the United States Navy and others under long-term-charter augmented by short-term or voyage-chartered ships