New Delhi: Defence Minster Rajnath Singh on Thursday held telephonic conversation with US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and both leaders reviewed the extensive India-US defence cooperation activities covering multiple domains in land, air, maritime and space.
They also appreciated the ongoing and remarkable expansion of the bilateral defence partnership, and reaffirmed their commitment to deepen the ties, a Defence Ministry statement said.
In particular, the two Ministers decided to work together on technology cooperation, integration of defence industrial supply chains, enhanced interoperability, logistics and information sharing and joint military exercises.
They also agreed to provide enhanced support to the growing defence innovation collaboration between the governments, start-ups, businesses and academic institutions.
India and US agreed to work together to draft a comprehensive framework on defence cooperation, aimed at structuring the bilateral collaboration for the period 2025-2035.
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