United States, India to Increase Defense Cooperation

The United States and India announced yesterday that they plan to increase defense cooperation as part of a strategic partnership intended to combat terrorism and WMD proliferation, according to the Associated Press (see related GSN story, today).

During a meeting yesterday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, U.S. President George W. Bush and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh “recognized the importance of working closely together in the war against terrorism and in combating proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems,” according to a joint statement (Associated Press/Yahoo!News, Sept. 22).

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