The government is working on a draft for a model end use agreement for all military purchases made by India from the US, and this is likely to come up for discussion during US under secretary for political affairs William Burns? visit to the country June 10-13.
?The US law demands on site inspection (of the equipments sold) which means that people entering our bases and forward areas which is unacceptable to us. We have been stressing that the inspection can be through records rather than of the article,? according to a defence ministry official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
?The agreement is under consideration. We have exchanged drafts with the US on three occasions. The last one we gave was earlier this year,? he added.