Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday thanked the American counterpart Pete Hegseth for the support of America in India’s fight against terrorism. In a telephone conversation, he held an outstanding discussion to further review the new initiatives to deepen the Indo-US defense partnership.
A Pentagon spokesperson said that India and the United States agreed to signed a 10 -year new defense partnership structure during the meeting of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in the coming days. Senior US defense spokesperson Colonel Chris Divine said the decision was taken on Tuesday during a phone conversation between Singh and Hegseth. Hegseth also met Foreign Minister S Jaishankar in Pentagon on the same day.
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The decision taken in this regard was mentioned in a statement by Pentagon, which was released on Wednesday. The statement came a day after the phone conversation between Singh and US Defense Minister Hegseth. The statement said that Hegseth and Singh decided that when they meet next time this year, the US-India defense would sign ‘Framework’ for the next 10 years. The statement said that the two sides discussed the mandatory major US defense sales to India and the imperative of close defense industrial cooperation between the two countries.
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Pentagon said, Hegseth emphasized that America considers India its major defense partner in South Asia. It said that the two leaders reviewed the progress made by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi towards achieving the defense goals set in the joint statement of February 2025. Sources said that in a phone conversation on Tuesday, Singh urged Hegseth that the supply of GE F404 engine for Tejas light fighter aircraft should be accelerated.
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