Donald Trump says U.S. will sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to India
The Hindu
Trump offers fighter jets to India, strengthening trade ties with Modi despite U.S. administration's punitive stance.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (February 14, 2025) offered to sell state-of-the-art fighter jets to India as he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to ramp up trade, rekindling a bond that defies the new U.S. administration's punitive approach to much of the world.
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Mr. Modi, only the fourth world leader to visit the White House since Mr. Trump's return, described him as a friend and told him he was adopting a take on his "Make America Great Again" slogan.
Mr. Trump said that he found a "special bond" with PM Modi and India and complimented Mr. Modi as being a "much tougher negotiator" than he is.
Successive U.S. administrations have seen India as a key partner with like-minded interests in the face of a rising China, and Mr. Trump announced that the new administration was ready to sell one of the top U.S. military prizes — F-35s.
"Starting this year, we'll be increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars," Mr. Trump told a joint news conference with Mr. Modi.
"We're also paving the way to ultimately provide India with the F-35 stealth fighters," Mr. Trump said.
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