New Delhi [India], June 5 (ANI): United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, on Monday, inspected the Tri-Services Guard of Honour within the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, right here within the nationwide capital.
Austin arrived in India on Sunday and met Rajnath Singh earlier at the moment.
Upon his arrival, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, obtained the Pentagon Chief on the third leg of his four-nation tour after visiting Japan and Singapore.
Taking to Twitter, the US Defence Secretary wrote, “I’m returning to India to meet with key leaders for discussions about strengthening our Major Defense Partnership.””Together, we’re advancing a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific,” he added.
Austin’s go to will prominently deal with advancing India-US new defence innovation and industrial cooperation initiatives and persevering with with the efforts to develop operational cooperation between the US and Indian militaries.
The Pentagon, whereas elaborating on the small print of the Defence Secretary’s go to, stated, “After Singapore, Secretary Austin will visit New Delhi to meet with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other leaders as the United States and India continue to modernize the US-India Major Defence Partnership.””This visit provides an opportunity to accelerate new defence innovation and industrial cooperation initiatives and drive ongoing efforts to expand operational cooperation between the U.S. and Indian militaries,” the assertion added.
The go to holds explicit significance contemplating Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming state go to to the White House scheduled within the second final week of June. (ANI)