F-35 sale to India: Trade for Trump, defence strategy for PM Modi as Pakistan swivels to China

With the US approving F-35 sales and Russia proposing Su-57 production in India, New Delhi faces a tricky choice in its fighter jet modernisation read more (File) A flight deck crew signal to F-35 jet on USS George Washington during Freedom Edge trilateral exercise among United States, Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea, south of the Korean peninsula and west of Japan’s main islands November 14, 2024. Reuters US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that the United States would sell F-35 stealth fighter jets to India, positioning New Delhi among an elite group of nations equipped…