S Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US will provide India with best technologies for its military modernisation which include offers to supply F-16 and F-18 fighter jets. "We are willing to provide India best technologies for its military modernisation efforts which include ambitious offers by American industry for F-16 and F-18 fighter planes," said Tillerson. A host of issues relating to defence and security cooperation was discussed at the meeting, officials said here. The new 2+2 format will involve India's External Affairs Minister, the US secretary of state, the Indian defence minister and the US defence secretary. Mattis had visited India last month, in first cabinet- level visit to India under the Trump Administration, and both sides then had decided to accelerate the pace of India-US defence cooperation.

Source: dna October 25, 2017 18:22 UTC