India plans to ease foreign pilots out of the country’s aviation sector within two years, paving the way for the recruiting of more local pilots even though experts feel it will not be feasible in the rapidly growing industry. “The deadline set for the foreign pilots to leave India is December 2013. We hope by then India can do without foreign pilots,” says E.K. Bharat Bhushan, head of the country’s airline regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

NEW DELHI — The U.S. has suspended $800 million in military aid to Pakistan, much to Pakistan’s chagrin and to the relief of neighboring nuclear rival India. President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, William Daley, confirmed in a television interview on July 10 that the U.S. had decided to withhold almost a third of its annual $2.7 billion security assistance to Pakistan.

NEW DELHI — Britain has outlined its strong support for the Eurofighter Typhoon’s bid for the Indian air force’s $11 billion Medium-Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) program, as the U.K. seeks to advance its defense industrial cooperation with the country.