This bill strengthens military cooperation between the United States and India by streamlining defense sales and assistance over the next three years. The legislation authorizes $2 million annually through fiscal year 2027 for military education and training programs in India, prioritizes the transfer of excess U.S. defense equipment to India, and allows the State Department to negotiate a memorandum of understanding covering joint military exercises and strategic dialogue. The bill also creates a reporting requirement on Pakistan's military actions against India and generally restricts security assistance to Pakistan unless the Secretary of State determines it is needed to combat terrorism or address nuclear proliferation concerns and notifies Congress accordingly. This legislation affects U.S.-India defense relations and indirectly impacts U.S. policy toward Pakistan by conditioning future assistance on documented Pakistani military conduct and support for militant groups operating against India.
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