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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh & US Secretary of Defence 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

June 5, 2023 Photo(s): By PIB
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with the United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin ahead of their bilateral meeting, in New Delhi on June 5, 2023.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin in New Delhi on June 5, 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.

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.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with the United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin in New Delhi on June 5, 2023.

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 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.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in a Bilateral meeting with the United States Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, in New Delhi on June 5, 2023. The Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan and the Defence Secretary, Shri Giridhar Aramane are also seen.

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.