The U.S. State Department announced that its Embassy and consulates in India have issued an all-time record of more than 140,000 student visas between October 2022 and September 2023. Indian students pay out-of-state fees to American universities and this counts as an export from the United States, making education a...
State Department Clears Foreign Military Sale for India
The U.S. State Department cleared the government of India to purchase two Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures Self-Protection Suites (SPS) for a pair of Boeing-made 777 aircraft. Estimated at $190 million, the systems will be used for aircraft that fly "heads of state". India is in the process of procuring two...
India, U.S. Shift Bilateral Ties to a Higher Strategic Plane
The existing India-U.S. Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, once described by the U.S. State Department as the "signature mechanism for advancing the United States' and India's shared priorities," will be replaced by a dialogue in which the foreign and defense ministers will participate. The new dialogue format will involve the Indian...
India, U.S., to Deepen Defense and Security Cooperation
The U.S. State Department cleared the sale of predator Guardian drones to India, in a deal estimated to be worth $2-3 billion. According to General Atomics, the Predator Guardian UAV, a variant of the Predator B, can be used for wide-area, long- endurance maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. A joint...