Antony asks US to remove Pokhran-test era sanctions

[CONNAN]

The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation

New Delhi, September 28
Defence Minister AK Antony has asked the US to remove a major irritant between the two countries to establish a long-term Defence relationship. Antony, who returned to India from the US tonight, has specifically asked it to correct what India perceives as a “wrong’ imposition of sanctions on key Indian Defence manufacturing units following the May 1999 nuclear tests at Pokhran.

Sources said Antony expressed New Delhi’s concerns to Washington over the “delayed and denial of export licences” with respect to Defence undertakings and DRDO laboratories. The Indian bid is to get the US to remove key units of its “entities list” which stops US-based companies from conducting business with them.

DRDO units such as the Aeronautical Development Establishment, the Aeronautical Development Agency and the Gas Turbine Research Establishment, which are involved in the Light Combat Aircraft project, still face sanctions which had been imposed after the Pokhran nuclear tests in 1999.

 

[Capt.Popeye]

India will seek to ratchet it up. After all the US is looking to make some big-ticket sales of Nuclear and Defence equipment. Even Hilary Clinton has been making sales pitches.
Quid pro Quo.

 

[luckyyy]

so US eyeing MMRCA deal but don't want to remove senctions on DRDO units such as the Aeronautical Development Establishment, the Aeronautical Development Agency and the Gas Turbine Research Establishment, which are involved in the Light Combat Aircraft project,.

unspoken words are " you got the money now , give it to us ."

 

[blaster]

Don't worry,we have got some high wit persons in our govt....
we'll never trust americans