00:00It's now coming in. It's a crucial strategic booster. United States has cleared a proposal to
00:05supply critical military hardware and logistics support assets worth $131 million to India.
00:13The US said the proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet current and future threats
00:18by bolstering the maritime domain awareness, analytical capabilities and strategic posture.
00:30So this is going to be a big boost to India and this comes amid the tensions with Pakistan and the
00:37United States has backed India amid these tensions. This is a big strategic booster with the United
00:43States clearing the proposal and this is going to supply critical military hardware and logistics
00:49support worth $131 million to India. So United States, remember, has been very strongly in
00:56support of India as an ally, though it asked for de-escalation. The United States has also made
01:02it clear that it stands with India in its war against terrorism. In fact, despite Pakistan going
01:09to the United States time and again asking for its intervention, the United States has made it clear
01:14that it backs India's war against terror. In fact, in the latest, the US has also cleared the big
01:23military proposal. And my colleague Rishabh is joining us on the broadcast with the details of
01:27why this is very significant and how this is going to help India. Yes, Rishabh.
01:32If you can come up with your question. Sorry, I could not hear that.
01:35Well, Rishabh, the big strategic booster for India with the United States clearing the proposal to supply
01:41the military hardware and logistics support assets worth $131 million to India. It comes at a very
01:48critical time for India, isn't it, at a time when the tensions with Pakistan are raising. And Pakistan
01:53has been going knocking on the doors of the United States time and again. But the US making it clear
01:58that it backs India and this proposed sale will improve India's capability to meet the threats
02:03bolstering the maritime domain awareness. Well, definitely. If we talk about this whole deal
02:10between India and the United States, this is not only just a deal that India has got or an equipment
02:16hardware that India has got. It is a clear messaging that has happened from the United States that in this
02:21time of escalation between India and Pakistan, while US has been predominantly seen, you know,
02:31tilting toward Pakistan, this is a shift that we are seeing in the United States that at the time when the world
02:38is talking about India-Pakistan escalations, US is signing a defense equipment deal with India,
02:45a clear message to Islamabad that this time US stands with India and this is something that will
02:50further isolate Pakistan. You know, India has been lobbying, India has been diplomatically speaking
02:58to many countries including the non-permanent members of UNSC and in a way diplomatically
03:05isolating Pakistan and with the United States clear message coming in. Absolutely. Yes,
03:12yes. Rishabh, thank you for joining us with those details. And as you spoke
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