In a meeting with Jaishankar, US Defense Secretary wants to complete the pending defense sales
New Delhi: As External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a bilateral meeting with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, later hoped that the US could complete several major pending defense sales in India and expand the shared defense industrial cooperation. According to the US readout, two, according to the US Reidout, reviewed the progress on the pending defense sales, the next ‘signing of the defense structure of 10 years’ and advanced technical policy reviews, keeping in mind the threat of aggression in the Asia-Pacific region and advanced technical policy reviews.The two countries had announced a plan to pursue new purchases and co-producing systems for jewelin anti-tank guided missiles and striker armored vehicles. Negotiations are also going on to purchase six additional P-8i sea patrol aircraft. Rubio confirms the strength of ‘ Indo-American Relations, The US is also looking at more defense purchases by India to reduce bilateral trade imbalance.Jaishankar told Hegseth that the defense partnership of the India-United States is actually one of the most resulting pillars of the relationship today. He said, “This is not only made on shared interests, but we really deepen the convergence of capabilities, and what we do in Indo-Pacific, we believe that we believe that it is absolutely important for its strategic stability,” he said.Jaishankar also met his counterpart Marco Rubio, who, according to an American readout, confirmed the strength of the US-India relationship, highlighted the implementation of the US-India Compact, which will increase cooperation on business, defense, energy, illegal immigration and counternarcotics. Jaishankar said that he discussed bilateral partnership, including trade, sharing an approach to regional and global development.
