Indian defence attaché now has unescorted entry to the Pentagon, a high US Protection Division official has stated.
Such a transfer is aligned with the belief and cooperation that we share with India, US Air Drive Secretary Frank Kendall stated on at a reception hosted by India’s Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu at India Home on Independence Day on Monday.
“As of today, the Indian (defense) attaché team now has unescorted access in the Pentagon which is commencement with our close relationship with India’s status as a major defense partner,” Kendall stated.
“And if you don’t think unescorted access to the Pentagon is a big deal, I can’t get into the Pentagon without an escort,” he stated.
The Pentagon, the headquarters of the US Division of Protection, is taken into account one of the troublesome locations to get entry. Even Americans don’t have any entry to the constructing with out high-level safety clearances.
Kendall, who labored on India points through the Obama administration, stated it was a want then to strengthen the bonds within the nationwide safety space.
“It turns out that India is the country with whom we do more joint exercises than any other country, have a long close relationship and we’ve been able to build it up and strengthen it over the years as we work together for integrated deterrence in the region and around the world,” he stated.
The Protection Commerce and Know-how Initiative, he stated, has grown over time and is constant to at the present time.
“We recently just a year ago started a new cooperative programme for unmanned aerial vehicles. We’ve been able to share technology and work together in any number of programs. So it’s been a remarkable journey that I know will continue,” he stated.
