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Bilateral meeting between Defence Minister and US Secretary of Defence in New Delhi

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  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh &US Secretary of Defence Mr. Lloyd Austin hold talks in New Delhi
  • Review the robust defence cooperation activities; Focus on co-development of new technologies and co-production
  • Roadmap concluded for US-India Defence Industrial Cooperation for next few years
US Secretary of Defence Mr Lloyd Austin inspecting the Tri-Service Guard of Honour, ahead of bilateral meeting with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on June 5.

New Delhi, June 5. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Mr. Lloyd Austin in New Delhi on June 05, 2023. The meeting was warm and cordial. The two sides discussed a substantial range of bilateral defence cooperation issues, with particular focus on identifying ways to strengthen industrial cooperation.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with US Secretary of Defence Mr Lloyd Austin ahead of their bilateral meeting in New Delhi on June 5.

The two Ministers explored ways of building resilient supply chains. Both sides will identify opportunities for co-development of new technologies and co-production of existing & new systems and facilitate increased collaboration between defence start-up ecosystems of the two countries. Towards these objectives, they concluded a roadmap for US-India Defence Industrial Cooperation which shall guide the policy direction for the next few years.

Both sides reviewed the robust and multifaceted bilateral defence cooperation activities and agreed to maintain the momentum of engagement. They welcomed the inaugural dialogues held recently focusing on Defence Artificial Intelligence and Defence Space. They also discussed the regional security issues given their shared interest in maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Senior officials from Ministry of Defence, including Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, Defence Secretary Mr. Giridhar Aramane and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Dr Samir V Kamat, participated in the meeting.

The delegation-level talks were preceded by a Tri-Service Guard of Honour to Secretary Austin. The US Secretary of Defence arrived in New Delhi on June 4, 2023 on a two-day visit.

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