Backed drone deal with India after ‘painstaking discussions’: Senator
A powerful US Senator has said he ended his objection to the USD 3.9 billion drone deal with India after months of “painstaking discussions” with the Biden administration which assured him that New Delhi is committed to investigating an alleged plot to assassinate a Khalistani separatist on American soil.
Following the assurance from the administration, Senator Ben Cardin, Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, removed his objections to the deal.
The move led the State Department to notify Congress that the US Government has agreed to sell 31 armed drones to India at an estimated cost of USD 3.9 billion.
