Trump says US to sell state-of-art F-35 jets to India

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States (US) will sell F-35 fighter jets to India, which would join the elite club of countries with the state-of-the-art stealth planes.

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“Starting this year, we’ll be increasing military sales to India by many billions of dollars. We’re also paving the way to ultimately provide India with the F-35 stealth fighters,” Trump told a joint news conference with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.