
A big item on President Obama’s India to-do list this weekend is securing a $5
billion deal for Boeing to sell 10 of its C-17 cargo planes.
The agreement, for which Boeing and American officials have long laid the
groundwork, would be part of a flurry of military equipment deals that foreign
suppliers are eager to nail down with India. Mr. Obama’s French and Russian
counterparts are expected to visit New Delhi this year, with their own military
sales contracts in hand.
India, flush with...