A fantastic, detailed, link-filled post from Joe Katzman of Winds of Change on the recently signed US-India mutual defense pact -
...the behaviour of its rising Islamists "is slowly forcing the US and India together over common strategic concerns."...The United States and India signed a 10-year agreement paving the way for stepped up military ties, including joint weapons production and cooperation on missile defense. Titled the "New Framework for the US-India Defense Relationship" (NFDR), it was signed on June 27/05 by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and India's Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
This is a big deal. A very big deal.
Joe's post covers a fascinating amount of territory and proves that he's no slouch in the Desi current events arena. Heck, he even uses the term Desi rather appropriately.
This post is part of a series of "enthusiastic" coverage on Indian geopolitics that are worth checking out.
