
India, U.S. agree to draft comprehensive framework on defence cooperation for 2025-2035
The HinduDefence Minister Rajnath Singh held the first telephonic conversation with the new U.S. Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on Thursday during which the two leaders “agreed to work together to draft a comprehensive framework on defence cooperation, aimed at structuring the bilateral collaboration for 2025-2035.” The conversation has taken place ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned trip to Washington next week. We reviewed the ongoing defence cooperation and explored ways and means to expand and deepen the India - U.S.… — Rajnath Singh February 6, 2025 “The two Ministers reviewed the extensive India-US defence cooperation activities covering multiple domains in land, air, maritime and space. 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, the Ministry said. A U.S. readout on the telephonic conversation between Mr. Modi and U.S. President Donald Trump, after he assumed office for the second time, said, “The President emphasised the importance of India increasing its procurement of American-made security equipment and moving toward a fair bilateral trading relationship.”
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