India-US Defence Ministers discuss bilateral/regional security & defence cooperation issues.

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SHYAM SOOD

RAJOURI NEW DELHI MARCH 18:–Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his counterpart US Secretary of Defence, Lloyed Austin on Monday in a telephonic conversation discussed a range of bilateral, regional security & defence cooperation issues.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said that both the Minister reviewed the recent bilateral events such as the INDUS-X Summit held in New Delhi (in February), and the bilateral Tri-Service exercise ‘Tiger Triumph’ which has also commenced in India on March 18, 2024.
In a post on X, Rajnath Singh said: “Had a telephonic conversation with my friend, @SecDef Mr Lloyd Austin and briefly discussed a range of biletral, regional security and defence cooperation issues. We also discussed ways and means
to implement the India-US Defence Cooperation Roadmap which was concluded last year”.
The US Secretary of Defence appreciated the important role being played by the Indian Navy in conducting anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean Region.
The two Ministers discussed ways and means to implement the India-US Defence Cooperation Roadmap which was concluded last year.
Other defence industrial cooperation issues such as repair of US naval ships in Indian shipyards were also briefly discussed.
Both the Ministers had last met in New Delhi in November 2023 during the India-US Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue.