‘Operating in Grey Zone’: India Can’t 'Rely' on US to Deal With China, Says Ex-Foreign Secretary

India has upped its defence purchases from the US over the past five years, buying about $3.4 billion of armaments between 2016 and 2020. The country was designated a “major defence partner” of the US in 2016. In 2018, the US granted it “licence-free access” to a range of military and dual-use technologies that are otherwise regulated.