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Rather than negotiating to extend that pact, Pitchford and his team MCE have been working on plans for a dramatic reorganization.

The plan calls for the Israeli military to cease fighting once the pact is approved, but does not specify a final pullout of forces from Gaza.

What unsettles Indian analysts the most is the pact's commitment that "any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against both".

The UK cannot apply for such loans, but a defence pact agreed with the EU in May paved the way for UK-based defence companies to contribute to projects that receive funding from the scheme.

Nvidia was one of many US tech companies to announce investments into the UK as a tech pact between the two companies was signed.