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Taranjit Singh Sandhu, Indian Ambassador to U.S. in California

--For formal receipt of two of the 24 Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk, at San Diego
-- Met UC San Diego India Students/Politicians/Associations/ NRI Entrepreneurs.

Los Angeles, July 21, 2021
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On July 16,  it was the formal receipt of two of the 24 Lockheed Martin MH-60R Seahawk multirole helicopters ordered by India last year for $2.12 billion. An Indian crew is reported to be training in the U.S. on the operations of the new shipment. Last year,  in February, India and the US concluded defence deals worth over $3 billion during US President Donald Trump’s India visit.

The deal for 24 MH-60 Romeo Seahawk submarine hunter helicopters for the Indian Navy and six AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the Army was signed in Hyderabad House in New Delhi where Prime Minister Narendra Modi held discussions with the visiting US leader. Indian Navy was looking to acquire multi-role submarine hunter helicopters to counter growing presence of Chinese Navy (PLAN) in the Indian Ocean. Indian Navy already operates Boeing’s P8i aircraft that has long-range maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu met with Pradeep K. Khosla  chancellor of UC San Diego, and invited faculty members. (Twitter photo/@SandhuTaranjitS)

Mr. Sandhu said that the renewable energy sector was of great importance to India and there was keen interest in the U.S. in the knowledge sector, too. College officials were interested in enrolling more students from India and setting up campuses in India

• On July 15, Ambassador Sandhu met with members of the San Diego Indian American community on board the “Star of India,” the world's oldest active sailing ship and now part of the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

India’s Ambassador Sandhu and Consul General Prasad visited ‘Little India’ in Artesia along with the city’s Councilmember and ex-mayor, Ali Taj, and enjoyed some masala chai and jalebis on the evening of July 17.	On July 16, on behalf of Anaheim city, Mayor Harry Sidhu invited Indian ambassador to the U.S., Taranjit Singh Sandhu at his residence with a proclamation.

• The Indian ambassador visited the Dalip Singh Saund Post Office in Temecula, California, named for the first Indian American congressman. Feb. 16, 2005, U.S. House of Representives recently honored the late Dalip Singh Saund, the first Sikh member of Congress in 1950's, with a special resolution. We are glad that a U.S. Post Office in his California Congressional District is being named after him. This recognition has been long overdue and is deeply appreciated by all Americans and especially the Sikh Americans......Read More

On July 18, India Association of Los Angeles, in association with other organization hosted a grand reception for Indian Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu . Other guests Congressman Brad Sharman, Congressman Jimmy Gomez, and Consulate General, San Francisco were also present.
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The Ambassador Sandhu was accompanied by Vasudev Ravi, first secretary, Embassy of India, Dr. Nagendra Prasad, India’s consul general in San Francisco and deputy consul general Rajesh Naik.