India: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Reviews Bilateral Ties With US Counterpart

NEW DELHI, 12 April 2022, (TON): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin and reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral defence cooperation and the regional security situation.

Mr Singh along with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is in Washington to attend the India-US 2+2 ministerial dialogue, the first under the Biden administration being hosted by Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Austin.

Ministry of Defence said in a statement in New Delhi “Mr Singh, along with Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar and a high-level delegation, held the meeting with US Secretary of Defence Austin who was accompanied by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior officials in Pentagon.”

The two Defence Ministers reviewed the entire gamut of bilateral defence cooperation and the regional security situation.

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