The US Consulate General Kolkata and CUTS International organized a day-long workshop titled “Defense News Conclave: Stories of US-India Defense and Security Partnership,” in Jaipur to create awareness about various aspects of growing India-US defence partnership.
An enormous range of Americans have a stake in utilising the full potential of US-India defence ties as it spans the scope of human endeavour from sea to space, from security to health, and from energy to education. In the vision of India being a developed country by 2047, the U.S. is going to play a major role in it, said Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International in his opening remarks.
At the workshop, Col. Aaron J. Cooper, Air Attaché, Embassy of the United States of America in India said the US and India have never been more interconnected than they are now. Whether it be through the information connection of the internet or global supply chains and from a person-to-person standpoint the United States and India are unquestionably, like never before.
He further added to his remarks, “I would be surprised today if there is not one friend or family member or someone known from here, not attending school in the United States. Some of U.S. prominent business people are Indo-American, not to mention political leaders including our current US Vice-President Kamala Harris”.
“In the modern world there is no nation, whether designated by some as a developed or developing large country or superpower, that can go alone or can securely stand by itself. Increasingly interconnected and globalised economy, our nations can only achieve security in multiple areas such as health, economic security, defense security by relying on India’s partners and allies. When we examine the new economic order, Indo-Pacific is a pivotal and is playing an increasingly pivotal role. It is clear for the future, that the Indo-Pacific’s prominence in global affairs is only going to intensify.”
Col. Cooper concluded his remarks by mentioning that an important aspect of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy is that this goal for the region cannot be achieved by one country alone. Therefore, it is imperative that both the U.S. and India, the two major democracies in the world, along with other allies in the region, should work together towards achieving these goals.
While discussing the theme of the first session, ‘Scope of Bilateral Frameworks and Growing Areas of Convergence in U.S.-India Defense and Security Partnership’, Lt. Gen. Subrata Saha (Retd.), former Member of the National Security Advisory Board and Deputy Chief of Army Staff said India and the U.S. created a wide range of strategic partnerships based on their values and beliefs. Both nations have similar principles of democratic rules, fighting against terrorism and the proliferation of mass destruction weapons.
During the session, Col. Manvendra Singh (Retd.) Editor-in-chief, Defence and Security Alert, said the strategic relations between two countries- the U.S. and India come from philosophies and policies. It can’t just be dependent on hard-core selling. To ensure a stronger U.S.-India relationship, it is important that these two countries start working towards joint Research & Development of Equipment, and then work towards joint production and exports.
At the second session which focussed on disseminating good practices of the US-India Defense and Security Partnership in general and its relevance in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular. Among others, it looked at the milestones set and achieved, and policies and gaps to be filled in to secure a free, open, inclusive, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
Prabudh Sharma, President, Raytheon Technologies in India and South Asia said that India enjoys the advantage of the availability of low-cost manpower. He drew a comparison that if an engineer charges USD 300 per hour in the U.S., an engineer in India will probably charge about USD 30 per hour. This makes the defense manufacturing sector attractive to investors.
Speaking about the changing of the ecosystem induced by rapid technological pace, Lt. Gen. Arun Sahni (Retd.), former General Officer Commanding in South Western Command Chief of the Indian Army said that there have been revolutionary changes in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). Algorithm warfare, Nano-technology, the relevance of lower orbit satellites, integrated kill chain, and hybrid firepower are the new era of warfare and technological upgradation is a must.
Lt. Gen. Anil Kumar Ahuja (Retd.), former Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence, Indian Co-chair of the U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Inter Agency Task Force and a distinguished fellow at CUTS Washington DC Center said that the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) has elevated and expanded the strategic technology partnership and defense industrial cooperation between these two countries. It provides the platform for achieving technological convergence.
For a comprehensive global and regional strategic partnership, it is critical that the US and India form a joint task force to resolve the issue of US sanctions on countries in and beyond the Indo-Pacific vis-a-vis India’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic position towards those countries, he added.
Among other distinguished speakers at Dialogues on “Deliverables to Deliveries’, were Manjari Singh, Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of International Studies, Amity University, Maj. Gen. Sudhakar Jee (Retd.), Former member of Board and Vice President, L&T Defence and Consultant/Advisor, Defense and Aerospace; Cmde. Mukesh Bhargava (Retd.) Former Member of Board and Vice President, L&T Defence and Consultant/Advisor, Defence and Aerospace.
With its headquarters in Jaipur, India, CUTS International has regional centres in Accra, Lusaka and Nairobi covering West, Southern and East Africa. Besides them, it has centres in Hanoi, Geneva and Washington DC. In India, it has a regional centre in Kolkata, a rural development centre in Chittorgarh and a liaison office in New Delhi.
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An enormous range of Americans have a stake in utilising the full potential of US-India defence ties as it spans the scope of human endeavour from sea to space, from security to health, and from energy to education. In the vision of India being a developed country by 2047, the U.S. is going to play a major role in it, said Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General, CUTS International in his opening remarks.
At the workshop, Col. Aaron J. Cooper, Air Attaché, Embassy of the United States of America in India said the US and India have never been more interconnected than they are now. Whether it be through the information connection of the internet or global supply chains and from a person-to-person standpoint the United States and India are unquestionably, like never before.
He further added to his remarks, “I would be surprised today if there is not one friend or family member or someone known from here, not attending school in the United States. Some of U.S. prominent business people are Indo-American, not to mention political leaders including our current US Vice-President Kamala Harris”.
“In the modern world there is no nation, whether designated by some as a developed or developing large country or superpower, that can go alone or can securely stand by itself. Increasingly interconnected and globalised economy, our nations can only achieve security in multiple areas such as health, economic security, defense security by relying on India’s partners and allies. When we examine the new economic order, Indo-Pacific is a pivotal and is playing an increasingly pivotal role. It is clear for the future, that the Indo-Pacific’s prominence in global affairs is only going to intensify.”
Col. Cooper concluded his remarks by mentioning that an important aspect of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy is that this goal for the region cannot be achieved by one country alone. Therefore, it is imperative that both the U.S. and India, the two major democracies in the world, along with other allies in the region, should work together towards achieving these goals.
While discussing the theme of the first session, ‘Scope of Bilateral Frameworks and Growing Areas of Convergence in U.S.-India Defense and Security Partnership’, Lt. Gen. Subrata Saha (Retd.), former Member of the National Security Advisory Board and Deputy Chief of Army Staff said India and the U.S. created a wide range of strategic partnerships based on their values and beliefs. Both nations have similar principles of democratic rules, fighting against terrorism and the proliferation of mass destruction weapons.
During the session, Col. Manvendra Singh (Retd.) Editor-in-chief, Defence and Security Alert, said the strategic relations between two countries- the U.S. and India come from philosophies and policies. It can’t just be dependent on hard-core selling. To ensure a stronger U.S.-India relationship, it is important that these two countries start working towards joint Research & Development of Equipment, and then work towards joint production and exports.
At the second session which focussed on disseminating good practices of the US-India Defense and Security Partnership in general and its relevance in the Indo-Pacific region, in particular. Among others, it looked at the milestones set and achieved, and policies and gaps to be filled in to secure a free, open, inclusive, and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
Prabudh Sharma, President, Raytheon Technologies in India and South Asia said that India enjoys the advantage of the availability of low-cost manpower. He drew a comparison that if an engineer charges USD 300 per hour in the U.S., an engineer in India will probably charge about USD 30 per hour. This makes the defense manufacturing sector attractive to investors.
Speaking about the changing of the ecosystem induced by rapid technological pace, Lt. Gen. Arun Sahni (Retd.), former General Officer Commanding in South Western Command Chief of the Indian Army said that there have been revolutionary changes in Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR). Algorithm warfare, Nano-technology, the relevance of lower orbit satellites, integrated kill chain, and hybrid firepower are the new era of warfare and technological upgradation is a must.
Lt. Gen. Anil Kumar Ahuja (Retd.), former Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence, Indian Co-chair of the U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) Inter Agency Task Force and a distinguished fellow at CUTS Washington DC Center said that the US-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) has elevated and expanded the strategic technology partnership and defense industrial cooperation between these two countries. It provides the platform for achieving technological convergence.
For a comprehensive global and regional strategic partnership, it is critical that the US and India form a joint task force to resolve the issue of US sanctions on countries in and beyond the Indo-Pacific vis-a-vis India’s diplomatic, economic, and strategic position towards those countries, he added.
Among other distinguished speakers at Dialogues on “Deliverables to Deliveries’, were Manjari Singh, Assistant Professor, Amity Institute of International Studies, Amity University, Maj. Gen. Sudhakar Jee (Retd.), Former member of Board and Vice President, L&T Defence and Consultant/Advisor, Defense and Aerospace; Cmde. Mukesh Bhargava (Retd.) Former Member of Board and Vice President, L&T Defence and Consultant/Advisor, Defence and Aerospace.
With its headquarters in Jaipur, India, CUTS International has regional centres in Accra, Lusaka and Nairobi covering West, Southern and East Africa. Besides them, it has centres in Hanoi, Geneva and Washington DC. In India, it has a regional centre in Kolkata, a rural development centre in Chittorgarh and a liaison office in New Delhi.
This news item can also be viewed at:
https://pageoneasia.com/
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/
https://www.mediakesari.com/
https://ndnews24x7.co.in/
https://ns24news.com/
https://firstneemuchnews.com/
https://www.a1raj.com/