Talks comprehensive and fruitful, says Rajnath after meeting US Defence Secretary

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ India and the US on Saturday resolved to further expand their global defence and security cooperation, including military-to-military engagement, information-sharing and logistics support, as both sides vowed to work for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.

After talks with visiting US Secretary of State Lloyd Austin, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the two sides agreed to pursue enhanced cooperation between Indian military and the US Indo-Pacific Command, Central Command and Africa Command.

“I am happy to inform that I had a comprehensive and fruitful discussion with Secretary Austin and his delegation. We are keen to work together to realise the full potential of the India-US comprehensive global strategic partnership,” Singh said in his statement to the media.