The US Senate on Tuesday passed the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/asean-acknowledges-indo-pacific-concept-offers-its-centrality-as-means-of-engagement-229736">National Defense Authorisation Act(NDAA)</a> upgrading India to NATO ally-like status with the expansion of defence ties.

The bill "expresses support for enhancing the major defence partnership with India".&nbsp;

The <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-will-always-stand-for-open-indo-pacific-we-have-put-china-on-notice-pence-190830">US NDAA budget 2020 passed</a> by the Senate aims to empower the Department of Defence to make investments to ensure "competitive distance between the United States and Russia and China".

The draft of the bill which was prepared by Democrat Adam Smith was criticised by China earlier for its "negative content" which seeks to block the transfer of sensitive technology to China and prevents Chinese state companies from receiving US federal funds.

According to the bill, it prioritises defence investments that restore US&nbsp;"comparative military advantage and deters aggression" by supporting an "army multi-domain task force for the Indo-Pacific region to develop capabilities and operational concepts to restore the US comparative military advantage in the region".

It also seeks to increase "funding for posture site assessments in the Indo-Pacific region to accelerate the transition to smaller, dispersed, resilient&nbsp;and dynamic basing".

In May, Vice President Mike Pence had said the US was building a "new and stronger bonds with countries like India to advance its vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific".

Last year, the US had rechristened&nbsp;the Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command to signal India's importance. In a move to push the concept, in July last year, the US had announced $113 million in new regional investments focused on digital connectivity, infrastructure and energy for the Indo-Pacific region.

The NDAA bill also highlights establishing "secure fifth-generation (5G) wireless network technologies for the war fighter and provides funding to start this effort at two Air Force locations" while setting forth a "new strategy for securing a trusted supply chain of advanced microelectronics for the United States and US allies and partners.

The US House of Representatives will now take up the bill this month to sign into law.

The US Senate on Tuesday passed the National Defense Authorisation Act(NDAA) upgrading India to NATO ally-like status with the expansion of defence ties. The bill "expresses support for enhancing the major defence partnership with India".

The US Senate on Tuesday passed the National Defense Authorisation Act(NDAA) upgrading India to NATO ally-like status with the expansion of defence ties. The bill "expresses support for enhancing the major defence partnership with India". The US NDAA budget 2020 passed by the Senate aims to empower the Department of Defence to make investments to ensure "competitive distance between the United States and Russia and China". The draft of the bill which was prepared by Democrat Adam Smith was criticised by China earlier for its "negative content" which seeks to block the transfer of sensitive technology to China and prevents Chinese state companies from receiving US federal funds. According to the bill, it prioritises defence investments that restore US "comparative military advantage and deters aggression" by supporting an "army multi-domain task force for the Indo-Pacific region to develop capabilities and operational concepts to restore the US comparative military advantage in the region". It also seeks to increase "funding for posture site assessments in the Indo-Pacific region to accelerate the transition to smaller, dispersed, resilient and dynamic basing". In May, Vice President Mike Pence had said the US was building a "new and stronger bonds with countries like India to advance its vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific". Last year, the US had rechristened the Pacific Command to Indo-Pacific Command to signal India's importance. In a move to push the concept, in July last year, the US had announced $113 million in new regional investments focused on digital connectivity, infrastructure and energy for the Indo-Pacific region. The NDAA bill also highlights establishing "secure fifth-generation (5G) wireless network technologies for the war fighter and provides funding to start this effort at two Air Force locations" while setting forth a "new strategy for securing a trusted supply chain of advanced microelectronics for the United States and US allies and partners. The US House of Representatives will now take up the bill this month to sign into law.

US Senate passes National Defense Authorisation Act to give India Nato ally-like status

India could soon be as important for the United States as <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/nato-treated-us-unfairly-says-trump-during-state-of-the-union-address-195468">Nato allies</a> if a bill moved by two US Senators gets through.

The bill moved by Democrat Senator Mark Warner and Republican Senator John Cornyn seeks to amend certain sections of the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2020 of US on foreign military sales. The bill proposes amendment "(1) in sections 3(d)(2) (B), 3(d)(3)(A)(i), 3(d)(5), 21(e)(2)(A), 36(b)(1), 36(b)(2), 36(b)(6), 36(c)(2) (A), 36(c)(5), 36(d)(2)(A), 62(c)(1), and 63(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘India,’’ before ‘‘or New Zealand’’ each place it appears; (2) in section 3(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘the Government of India,’’ before ‘‘or the Government of New Zealand’’; and (3) in sections 21(h)(1)(A) and 21(h)(2), , by inserting ‘‘India,’’ before ‘‘or Israel’’ each place it appears."

If this bill is passed, it would show that India is a priority for the US administration in terms of defence sales, according to US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), which had worked on this important legislation.

This development comes days after the Trump administration revoked the preferential trade status under the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) programme. India was the largest beneficiary of the programme in 2017 with $5.7 billion in imports to the US given duty-free status.

The original co-sponsors of the legislation are Congressman Ami Bera the longest-serving Indian-American in Congress and the House India Caucus Co-Chairs, Congressmen George Holding, Brad Sherman and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Congressman Ted Yoho.

The NDAA for fiscal 2017 included special language recognising the unique US-India defence relationship that designated India as a "Major Defence Partner" of the United States.

Although powerful in its own right, the NDAA has no legal bearing on the State Department's body of legislation, nor does it compel the State Department to view defence with India more favourably, USISPF said in a statement.

This is yet another significant development after signing of the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) agreement with the US, which allows both countries to share encrypted technology for the defence sector.

India could soon be as important for the United States as Nato allies if a bill moved by two US Senators gets through. The bill moved by Democrat Senator Mark Warner and Republican Senator John Cornyn seeks to amend certain sections of the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2020 of US on foreign military sales.

India could soon be as important for the United States as Nato allies if a bill moved by two US Senators gets through. The bill moved by Democrat Senator Mark Warner and Republican Senator John Cornyn seeks to amend certain sections of the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) 2020 of US on foreign military sales. The bill proposes amendment "(1) in sections 3(d)(2) (B), 3(d)(3)(A)(i), 3(d)(5), 21(e)(2)(A), 36(b)(1), 36(b)(2), 36(b)(6), 36(c)(2) (A), 36(c)(5), 36(d)(2)(A), 62(c)(1), and 63(a)(2), by inserting ‘‘India,’’ before ‘‘or New Zealand’’ each place it appears; (2) in section 3(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘the Government of India,’’ before ‘‘or the Government of New Zealand’’; and (3) in sections 21(h)(1)(A) and 21(h)(2), , by inserting ‘‘India,’’ before ‘‘or Israel’’ each place it appears." If this bill is passed, it would show that India is a priority for the US administration in terms of defence sales, according to US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), which had worked on this important legislation. This development comes days after the Trump administration revoked the preferential trade status under the Generalised System of Preference (GSP) programme. India was the largest beneficiary of the programme in 2017 with $5.7 billion in imports to the US given duty-free status. The original co-sponsors of the legislation are Congressman Ami Bera the longest-serving Indian-American in Congress and the House India Caucus Co-Chairs, Congressmen George Holding, Brad Sherman and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard and Congressman Ted Yoho. The NDAA for fiscal 2017 included special language recognising the unique US-India defence relationship that designated India as a "Major Defence Partner" of the United States. Although powerful in its own right, the NDAA has no legal bearing on the State Department's body of legislation, nor does it compel the State Department to view defence with India more favourably, USISPF said in a statement. This is yet another significant development after signing of the Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) agreement with the US, which allows both countries to share encrypted technology for the defence sector.

India can soon get Nato ally-like status as two US Senators move bill

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US Senate passes National Defense Authorisation Act to give India Nato ally-like status

India can soon get Nato ally-like status as two US Senators move bill