• India reportedly plans to equip an aircraft carrier that would be a successor to current ships such as the INS Vikramaditya (pictured) with top-of-the-line U.S. technology to boost their range and potency, a move widely perceived as a bid to counter China's military influence in the region. | REUTERS
    India reportedly plans to equip an aircraft carrier that would be a successor to current ships such as the INS Vikramaditya (pictured) with top-of-the-line U.S. technology to boost their range and potency, a move widely perceived as a bid to counter China's military influence in the region. | REUTERS

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India wants to use state-of-the-art U.S. technology to boost the range and potency of a planned aircraft carrier, defense sources said, a move that would tie their arms programs closer together and counter China’s military influence in the region.

The proposal, referred to only obliquely in a joint statement at the end of President Barack Obama’s recent visit to New Delhi, is the clearest signal yet that Washington is ready to help India strengthen its navy.

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