(MENAFN) The United States and India on Monday signed a logistics agreement that will enable their military forces to use each other's bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.
The move comes just weeks after India was designated a major defence partner of the United States during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's June visit to Washington.
The accord will "make the logistics of joint operations so much easier and so much more efficient," U.S. Secretary of Defense said at a joint news conference with Indian Defense Minister.
In their talk at Pentagon, the sixth between the two defense leaders, India's Major Defense Partner designation was high on the agenda, according to their joint statement.
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