(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
GOA India Rajab 3 1437 Apr 10 2016 SPA -- U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter began a three-day visit to India on Sunday seeking to advance a relatively new defense relationship with it Reuters reported.
In a sign of the importance Carter places on improving defence ties with India the visit is his second in less than a year and it kicks off in Goa the west coast home state of Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
For India closer U.S. defence ties would bring greater access to American technology.
It is also a favored initiative of Carter who established a special cell within the Pentagon last year to promote cooperation with India.
"There's no question about where the United States-India relationship is going" Carter said on Friday at a talk at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. "We can control and influence the pace and I want to do that."
--SPA
13:50 LOCAL TIME 10:50 GMT
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