00:00The United States has approved two major military sales to India worth nearly $93 million,
00:07strengthening New Delhi's anti-armour defence and precision strike capabilities.
00:12The deal follows months of tension after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods
00:18and could mark a step toward resetting strategic ties between the two nuclear powers.
00:23Under the deal, India will acquire up to 216 Excalibur tactical projectiles
00:30and 100 Javelin launch units, with RTX and Lockheed Martin as the main contractors.
00:37The State Department says the package will strengthen the strategic relationship with India
00:41and support stability across the Indo-Pacific.
00:44India already uses the Excalibur rounds in its M777 howitzer guns,
00:49but the new shipment will expand its stockpile amid rising border security concerns.
00:55This marks India's first purchase under Washington's foreign military sales programme
00:59since ties soured in August,
01:01after President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods over its Russian oil imports.
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