Before PM Modi’s meeting with Trump, America kept this big demand, what will India do? – Us President Donald Trump Wants More Defense Deal from Narendra Modi Government Tviss
Donald Trump is going to meet Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi for the first time in his second term. The two leaders will meet at the US President’s Housing White House. According to reports, PM Narendra Modi can reach America on 13 February. During the meeting of Trump and Modi, many important issues can be discussed. But the US is constantly indicating that the Trump government will put pressure on India to buy maximum defense equipment and weapons.
On Thursday, India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had a phone conversation before the meeting of US President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi. During this time, the two leaders agreed to increase defense cooperation between India and America.
America and India are good ally of each other in defense equipment related to defense equipment. Since 2007, there have been many big defense deals between the two countries more than $ 25. In such a situation, the desire of America has increased more as soon as Trump’s power comes. America wants India to buy more defense equipment from it.
A few days ago, when Narendra Modi and Donald Trump had a phone conversation, at that time also US President Donald Trump urged PM Modi to increase the purchase of American weapons.
US President Donald Trump has always had a transaction attitude in business. He believes that America should not lose in business with any country.
Recently, he also said about Saudi Arabia that if he buys a large number of goods from him, Trump can do the first official visit to Saudi Arabia in his second term. Now Donald Trump is also watching the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an opportunity in which a big defense deal can be talked to India.
India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh talks to US Defense Secretary
On Thursday, India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh interacted with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over phone. The two leaders discussed many important issues including Indo-US defense cooperation. Especially Rajnath Singh and Pete Hegseth agreed to strengthen technology cooperation, integration of defense industrial supply chains and joint military exercises.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on the social media platform X that, we reviewed the current defense cooperation and discussed further extending the bilateral defense relations of Indo-US. During the talks, there has been a meaningful dialogue on many important issues between the two countries, including operations, intelligence, cooperation and defense-industrial partnerships.
Regarding the defense business in America and India, a senior official of the Government of India said that India will have to talk carefully with the new Trump administration. American military technology is definitely the top level. But it will have to keep pace with our policy of ‘Make in India’ with foreign cooperation at reasonable cost. India wants to produce them with cooperation by not shopping for things directly.
As such, in the last quarter of 2024, India had done a big defense deal of $ 3.3 billion with the US. India had made this deal to buy 31 armed MQ-9b Predator aircraft. At the time when India and America made this deal, till the time Biden was in power. Now Donald Trump has become President after winning the election. Obviously, instead of being satisfied on the deal with Donald Trump Biden government, new defense deals will want.
America can also be eyeing these big deals with India
America’s Multirol fighter aircraft deal is also monitored. India wants to buy 114 Multirol fighter aircraft. If this deal with the US is a big defense deal. Although an official announcement is yet to be made regarding this deal, all the international level fighter jet manufacturers are busy cracking this deal.
America is promoting F-21 fighting falcon with full force. This is an advanced approved version of State-off-the-Art F-16 fighter jet. Defense experts feel that such a big deal can be done after Trump comes back to the government.
India can now purchase equipment related to the US $ 2.13 billion from the US in 2020 from the US. The deal between the two countries can be $ 1.1 billion. If sources are to be believed, this deal of Donald Trump’s government is also monitored.
At the same time, the US wants India to buy 6 armed and sensor-equipped P-8i aircraft from it. India has earlier bought 12 such aircraft from America. The deal between the two was done for $ 3.2 billion.
