India's Minister for Defense, Rajnath Singh, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin held a bilateral meeting at the Pentagon in Washington DC on Friday, August 23, focusing on enhancing defense cooperation between India and the United States. The discussions covered a wide range of topics, including industrial collaboration, regional...
U.S, India, May Co-Produce Stryker Armored Vehicles
India has expressed interest in pursuing joint production of Stryker armored infantry combat vehicles with the United States. This was revealed by Indian Defense Secretary Giridhar Aramane during a joint media briefing after the 2+2 dialogue between the two countries' defense and foreign affairs ministers. (In India, the Defense Secretary...
Blinken, Austin finalize Supply Chain, Defense Agreements with India
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Friday, November 10th, marking the fifth U.S.-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. The dialogue discussed a broad range of issues, such as...
Defense Department Supports India’s Pandemic Response
According to CNN, the Defense Department will provide support to India for its Covid response, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Sunday. "I have directed the Department to use every resource at our disposal, within our authority, to support U.S. inter-agency efforts to rapidly provide India's front line healthcare workers with...
Defense Secretary Austin Invests 3 Days in Delhi
During his visit to New Delhi, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III commended India’s leadership role in the Indo-Pacific and growing engagement with like-minded partners across the region to promote shared goals Secretary Austin arrived to India March 19 for three days of meetings with Prime Minister Narendra...
Defense Secretary Austin: First Biden Cabinet Member to Visit India
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will visit India this month. He will meet his counterpart his Indian counterpart Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. A meeting with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar (who was previously India's Ambassador to the United States) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also planned. Lloyd James...