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The Print
2 days ago
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- The Print
‘Hope US can complete major pending defence sales to India,' says US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth
According to the Department of Defence (DoD) news article, Hegseth said the US and India are 'mutually aware of the security concerns in the region, and both nations have the ability to counter that threat together.' Hegseth also touched on US efforts to provide India with the tools needed to counter threats in the Indo-Pacific region, the DoD news said. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon and said he had a productive conversation on advancing the India-US defence partnership, building on growing convergences of interests, capabilities and responsibilities. New York/Washington: The US has expressed hope that it can complete several major pending American defence sales to India, as it stressed that Washington and Delhi are 'mutually aware' of the security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region. 'The United States is very pleased with the successful integration of many US defence items into India's inventory,' Hegseth said, according to the DoD news article. 'And building on this progress, we hope we can complete several major pending US defence sales to India, expand our shared defence industrial cooperation and coproduction efforts, strengthen interoperability … between our forces, and then formally sign a new 10-year Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership … which we hope to do very soon.' Jaishankar, in his opening remarks, said, 'We believe that our defence partnership is, today, truly one of the most consequential pillars of the relationship. 'It's not built merely on shared interest, but we believe really deepening convergence and of capabilities, of responsibilities and what we do in the Indo-Pacific, we believe, is absolutely crucial to its strategic stability,' he said. Jaishankar said that the world is a complicated place, 'perhaps growing in its complexity, and certainly our partnership and the contribution that we can make together, I think, would be of immense importance, not just for us, I think, but for the larger region, I would even argue for the world.' Hegseth said that 'almost right at the beginning of the administration, President [Donald] Trump and Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi set a strong foundation for our relationship, which we're building on here today: productive, pragmatic and realistic. 'And our nations boast a rich and growing history of cooperation driven by a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,' Hegseth said. According to DoD news, Hegseth and Jaishankar discussed participation in the next India-US Defence Acceleration Ecosystem Summit, where the two nations will continue to build on US-India defence industrial cooperation and produce new innovations in technology and manufacturing. 'We're eager to work alongside you to realise our shared goals,' Hegseth said. 'They're deep and ongoing.' This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. Also Read: Very gross oversimplification, misleading to make India-US relations about China: EAM Jaishankar
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First Post
2 days ago
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- First Post
India, US to sign 10-yr defence pact, says Pentagon; Rajnath-Hegseth meeting on the cards
India and the United States plan to sign a new 10-year defence agreement when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth later this year, a Pentagon official has said. read more India and the United States have agreed to sign a new 10-year defence partnership framework when Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth in the coming days, a Pentagon spokesperson said. This decision was made during a phone call between Singh and Hegseth on Tuesday, said senior US defence spokesman Colonel Chris Devine. Hegseth also met External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at the Pentagon on the same day. 'On 1 July, Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth spoke with India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Secretary Hegseth stressed how important India is as a key US defence partner in South Asia,' Colonel Devine said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Singh and Hegseth discussed the progress made towards achieving defence goals outlined in the joint statement issued by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2025. They also spoke about major pending US defence sales to India and the need for closer defence industrial cooperation. 'Secretary Hegseth and Minister Singh agreed to sign the next 10-year US-India defence framework when they meet later this year,' Devine said, though no specific timeline for the meeting has been set. During Hegseth's meeting with Jaishankar, the two sides discussed the defence partnership, regional security concerns in the Asia-Pacific, and progress on advanced technology policy. They also welcomed the upcoming INDUS-X Summit, a bilateral defence technology forum, and the launch of the Autonomous Systems Industry Alliance (ASIA). The US Department of Defence noted that Trump and Modi laid a strong foundation for the partnership, which Hegseth described as 'productive, pragmatic and realistic.' Hegseth said the US is pleased with how US defence equipment has been integrated into India's military and hopes to finalise more major defence sales, boost defence industrial cooperation, enhance co-production efforts, and strengthen interoperability between the two nations' forces. Jaishankar said India values its strong relationship with the US but sees room for deeper cooperation. 'We believe that our defence partnership is one of the most consequential pillars of the relationship. It's not built merely on shared interests, but on deepening convergence—of capabilities and responsibilities,' he said, adding that cooperation in the Indo-Pacific is crucial for strategic stability. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Both sides also plan to take part in the next India-US Defence Acceleration Ecosystem Summit, aiming to further defence industry collaboration and technological innovation, according to the US statement.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
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- Business Standard
Hope US can complete major pending defence sales to India: Pete Hegseth
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon and said he had a productive conversation on advancing the India-US defence partnership Press Trust of India New York/Washington The US has expressed hope that it can complete several major pending American defence sales to India, as it stressed that Washington and Delhi are mutually aware of the security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday at the Pentagon and said he had a productive conversation on advancing the India-US defence partnership, building on growing convergences of interests, capabilities and responsibilities. According to the Department of Defence (DoD) news article, Hegseth said the US and India are mutually aware of the security concerns in the region, and both nations have the ability to counter that threat together. Hegseth also touched on US efforts to provide India with the tools needed to counter threats in the Indo-Pacific region, the DoD news said. "The United States is very pleased with the successful integration of many US defence items into India's inventory," Hegseth said, according to the DoD news article. "And building on this progress, we hope we can complete several major pending US defence sales to India, expand our shared defence industrial cooperation and coproduction efforts, strengthen interoperability ... between our forces, and then formally sign a new 10-year Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership ... which we hope to do very soon." Jaishankar, in his opening remarks, said, We believe that our defence partnership is, today, truly one of the most consequential pillars of the relationship. "It's not built merely on shared interest, but we believe really deepening convergence and of capabilities, of responsibilities and what we do in the Indo-Pacific, we believe, is absolutely crucial to its strategic stability," he said. Jaishankar said that the world is a complicated place, perhaps growing in its complexity, and certainly our partnership and the contribution that we can make together, I think, would be of immense importance, not just for us, I think, but for the larger region, I would even argue for the world. Hegseth said that almost right at the beginning of the administration, President [Donald] Trump and Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi set a strong foundation for our relationship, which we're building on here today: productive, pragmatic and realistic. And our nations boast a rich and growing history of cooperation driven by a shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, Hegseth said. According to DoD news, Hegseth and Jaishankar discussed participation in the next India-US Defence Acceleration Ecosystem Summit, where the two nations will continue to build on US-India defence industrial cooperation and produce new innovations in technology and manufacturing. "We're eager to work alongside you to realise our shared goals," Hegseth said. "They're deep and ongoing." (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
