New Delhi
The Government of India has rejected claims to stop the defense deal with the US. This information has been given by news agency ANI quoting the sources of the Defense Ministry. It stated that these reports are wrong and false. The defense ministry official said, “There are reports of India preventing defense procurement negotiations with the US. It is clarified that progress is being made according to the current processes in various cases of procurement.”
In the report, 3 Indian officers were quoted as saying that India had stopped the plan to purchase new weapons and aircraft from the US. According to a report by Reuters, the Indian Defense Minister was going to go to the US for the defense deal in the coming weeks, but the tariff controversy was on this tour and the tour was averted.
What was the claim in Reuters report?
Reuters have published a report from the headline, ‘India stopped the plan to buy American weapons after Trump’s tariff. This report said that there is dissatisfaction in India after the US President Donald Trump’s 50 percent tariff was imposed. Therefore, the Government of India has postponed its plan to buy new American weapons and aircraft.
