Nirupama Rao, India’s ambassador to the US, has called such defense transactions “the new frontier” in US-India relations and “a very promising one at that.” But, while it is certainly a positive development for the US, for India, it represents a new frontier of dependency.
印度驻美国大使拉奥（Nirupama Rao）称这些防务交易为美印关系“新前沿”，且“前途十分光明”。但是，尽管对美国来说这毫无疑问是积极的，但对印度来说，这代表了新的依赖性。