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​​Indian-American Democratic Congressmen Raja Krishnamoorthi said that under the Arms Export Controls Act, the review and sales process for weapons to American partners and allies is streamlined and accelerated. By adding India to this list, FMS will not only be approved faster but they will also be required to clear the same threshold for oversight and accountability as all other American allies.

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Members of the powerful India Caucus have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at providing India access to the weapons it needs to defend itself and boost its security goals with the US in the strategic Indo-Pacific region.

US allies have been quietly frustrated for decades about the indiscriminate and extraterritorial application of export controls.