Made-In-India Jet Engines In US Plan To Isolate Russia, Counter China
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Clearance for assembly of GE engines in India would be a step toward lessening the country's historic reliance on Russia for military hardware
The US and India plan to share advanced defense and computing technology, including the potential joint production of General Electric Co. jet engines, as the Biden administration seeks to shift New Delhi away from Russia and counter China.
Details of the plan, known as US-India Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies, released Tuesday bolster Washington's broader agenda of strengthening military, technology and supply-chain links with partner countries.
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a briefing that the framework won't be solely driven by the geopolitical challenges posed by Moscow or Beijing. But he added that China's aggressive military moves and economic practices have had "a profound impact on the thinking in Delhi" and other capitals around the world.
"The China-Russia factors are real, but so is the idea of building a deep, democratic ecosystem of high technology," Sullivan said Tuesday, previewing the partnership with reporters. "So, geopolitics doesn't sit off to the side, but it's not a comprehensive explanation for what's at work here."
