The highest ranking officer of the US armed forces, Admiral Michael Mullen, is arriving here later Thursday for a two-day visit to hold talks ahead of American President Barack Obama's New Delhi trip in November and also push for three defence pacts between two countries.
Mullen, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, is expected to hold parleys with Defence Minister A.K. Antony, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon and other top Indian military brass, officials said.
But official sources said the inking of the three military agreements was unlikely as New Delhi was 'unsure' if signing the pact related to military logistics, technology safeguards and geospatial information would indeed benefit it because of some 'misgivings'.
The three pacts are the Logistics Support Agreement (LSA), the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum Agreement (CISMOA) and the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement for Geospatial Cooperation (BECA).
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As his counterpart in India is headed to visit Vietnam.
To give a fillip to bilateral defence ties, Indian Army Chief General V K Singh will embark on a four-day official visit to Vietnam on July 26.
General Singh will become the first Indian Army Chief to visit the Southeast Asian nation after 15 years.
By: Brant
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