U.S. Approves Arms Exports for India

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During a December 34 visit to New Delhi by Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas Feith, the United States and India announced that Washington had recently authorized licenses to export U.S. weapons to New Delhi and that other Indian defense requests were under "expeditious review."

A joint statement by the two governments noted that the United States has approved export licenses for "weapon locating radars" to India as well as licenses for other exports not explicitly identified. When asked for more details about the radars, a Defense Department spokesman declined, claiming that such information would conflict with the manufacturer's proprietary rights.

The joint …