Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan’s security look set to dominate the agenda of US Defence Secretary James Matts’ visit to India today. Mattis is scheduled to arrive late today and is set to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new defense minister, in the first visit by a top US official since Donald Trump became president in January. Mattis “will express US appreciation for India’s important contributions toward Afghanistan’s democracy, stability, prosperity, and security”, the Pentagon said. Delhi and Washington share concerns about Afghanistan, with Trump announcing a new strategy for the war-torn country last month which cleared the way for the deployment of thousands more US troops.
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