 "President Joe Biden’s administration had to swing into action to persuade a senior United States lawmaker, Senator Ben Cardin")
Last week, President Joe Biden’s administration had to swing into action to persuade a senior United States lawmaker, Senator Ben Cardin, to drop his objections to the sale of armed drones to India. Senator Cardin had placed a “hold” on the supply to India of 31 MQ-9 Predator and Sea Guardian drones until the US government carried out a “meaningful investigation” into an alleged conspiracy by “Indian agencies” to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun — a New York-based Khalistan activist whom New Delhi regards as a terrorist. Although the White House managed to persuade Mr Cardin to revoke his “hold”, thus
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