India is purchasing military equipment worth $131 million from the United States. The U.S. State Department has already approved a related proposal.
In a statement issued on Friday, the U.S. Department of State confirmed the development. The statement said that India intends to buy Sea Vision software and various associated equipment from the U.S. for its navy.
“As part of strategic cooperation, the Department of State has approved a proposal to sell the Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness software (Sea Vision) and related equipment to India. The value of this package is $131 million,” the statement said.
It further added, “This software will help India address current and future threats in its maritime domain. The Sea Vision software will also enhance the Indian Navy’s situational awareness, analytical capabilities, and strategic positioning. India is not expected to face any difficulties in integrating Sea Vision and its associated equipment into its military fleet, and the software will not alter the basic military balance in South Asia.”
On April 22, a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, has led to high tension between the two long-time rival neighbors, India and Pakistan, for the past 11 days. International political and security analysts fear that a war could break out at any time between these two nuclear-armed countries.
It is in this context that India is purchasing military equipment from the United States.