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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

V. Sumantran, left, chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s national defense council, and Chandrajit Banerjee, right, director general of the Confederation of Indian Industry, thank U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, center, following his speech addressing U.S.-India relations in New Delhi, July 23, 2012. Carter is on a 10-day Asia Pacific trip to meet partners in Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Thailand, India and South Korea.

INDIAN INDUSTRY LEADERS

V. Sumantran, left, chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s national defense council, and Chandrajit Banerjee, right, director general of the Confederation of Indian Industry, thank U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, center, following his speech addressing U.S.-India relations in New Delhi, July 23, 2012. Carter is on a 10-day Asia Pacific trip to meet partners in Hawaii, Guam, Japan, Thailand, India and South Korea.

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