US-INDIA AGREE TO EXPAND DEFENSE
WASHINGTON: Pledging not to allow the "noise and silliness" in the domestic political sphere to distract the US from developing a key strategic relationship, top cabinet principals of the Trump administration and the Modi government agreed to deepen cooperation between the two countries to address regional and global threats and advance maritime security under an overarching commitment "to work together in support of a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region."