''India is a crucial security partner of US''

Mumbai, Feb 10 (PTI) US trade Secretary, Gary Locke,today said that India has become a crucial security partnerand it sees a mutually beneficial relationship with it.

"India has become a crucial security partner..we seemutually beneficial, win win partnership.," Locke said whileaddressing the keynote address on the concluding day ofNASSCOM India Leadership Summit here.

The NASSCOM forum is one of the flagship events forthe tech industry in India where business leaders from morethan 20 countries participate to share their views andstrategies, and discuss the opportunities and challenges thatlay ahead in the tech sector.

Indian IT industry has become a key force, he saidadding that the country has come along further and faster thanany other economy.