The billion-dollar drone agreement between India and America..!?

Sowmiya Sriram
The billion-dollar drone agreement between india and America..!?
Prime Minister Modi recently met US President Joe Biden as part of his three-day visit to America. During the meeting held at Biden's residence, the two heads of state discussed regional and global issues. Modi posted on social media that his discussions with Biden were fruitful. Responding to these discussions held at Biden's home, Modi said, "Thank you to President Joe Biden for hosting me at his residence in Greenville, Delaware. Our discussions were fruitful. In this meeting, we got an opportunity to discuss regional and global issues," he said in a tweet.US President Joe Biden responded to prime minister Narendra Modi's tweet. They shared photos of their meeting. Every time he met him, he said he was amazed by prime minister Modi's ability to find new areas of cooperation between the two countries. "This relationship is very close. America's partnership with india is stronger than ever in history. I marvel at Modi's ability to find a new area of cooperation every time we meet. The same thing happened in today's meeting," he tweeted.
 As part of the talks between the two heads of state, a billion-dollar drone deal was signed between india and America. The two leaders also discussed the drone deal in full. It is known that india is showing interest in buying 31 MQ9B Sky Guardian sea Guardian drones from America. The cost of this is three billion dollars. india is saying that these drones are aimed at increasing the surveillance mechanism of the armed forces along the Chinese data-border. Discussions between the two countries have been going on since last year regarding this deal. In june last year, the Ministry of Defense received approval from the US government. Apart from the drone purchases, the indian Navy plans to sign two other major defense deals this year. Three Scorpene submarines and 26 Rafale M fighter jets are expected to be purchased. Meanwhile, Modi made a key announcement at the Quad conference. He said that 40 million vaccine doses will be provided to Indo-Pacific countries. These 40 million vaccine doses will become a ray of hope in the lives of crores of people. He also said that india is ready to share expertise in cervical cancer treatment. He said that india has developed its own vaccine against cervical cancer. It is also introducing a new treatment protocol with AI. He said that india is ready to share its experiences and skills.

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