India, Feb. 12 -- Washington remains keen to cooperate with India through the Quad and to bolster defence ties, Paul Kapur, the Trump administration's top diplomat for South Asia, indicated in a briefing before a subcommittee in the US House of Representatives.

Kapur, the Assistant Secretary of State handling US ties with South and Central Asia, added that the US is planning fresh arms sales to India. He pointed to the resilience of the US-India relationship despite recent trade tensions and welcomed the framework agreement announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.

"India, with its size, location, and commitment to a free and open region, anchors South Asia and more broadly, the western half of the Indo-Pa...