A top US Senator has strongly pushed for selling the state-of-the-art guardian drones to India which is going to be the next great thing of defence collaboration between both countries.
Democrat Senator Mark Warner and his Republican colleague in the Senate Dan Sullivan, during a programme in Washington asserted that the erstwhile Obama Administration and the US Congress designating India as a major defence partner is a significant step forward in taking the India-US relationship to the next level.
While the two lawmakers were strong on India-US co-operation in Asia Pacific region, in particular South China Sea, both appeared to be quite soft to when it came to India’s interest with regard to terrorist safe havens in Pakistan which has been responsible for a number of terrorist attacks from across the border. Senator Sullivan argued the case for joint military operation by India and the US in areas of common interest. India, notably has shown reluctance to such a proposal from the US so far.