US, India ink 10-year defense pact

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Defense ministers of the US and India signed a 10-year agreement on Tuesday paving the way for joint weapons production, cooperation on missile defense and possible lifting of US export controls for sensitive military technologies.
"The United States and India have entered a new era," a statement by US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his Indian counterpart, Pranab Mukherjee, said after the signing. Mukherjee is on a visit to Washington.

"We are transforming our relationship to reflect our common principles and shared national interests," it said of the so-called "New Framework for the US-India Defense Relationship" signed at the Pentagon.

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