Prime Minister Narendra Modi left on a two nation tour on June 20. The first stop is the US where the focus is going to be on defence and security, maritime domain awareness and space among other areas.
Financial Express Online has reported earlier that a deal between the US engine manufacturer General Electric and state owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is expected to be announced on June 22 at the end of bilateral talks between Prime Minister Modi and the US President Joe Biden. The deal is about manufacturing jet engines in India for Light Combat Aircraft `Tejas’ Mk2 and later for AMCA.