Jaishankar meets US Defence Secretary Austin and Commerce Secretary Raimondo; discusses bilateral, regional and global issues
Jaishankar has met US Defence Secretary Loyd Austin and held a productive conversation with him on deepening bilateral defence cooperation, including in the co-production of defence articles, and exchanged perspectives on a variety of security issues. He also met Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
After his meeting with Austin at the Pentagon on Friday, Jaishankar posted on X, «Productive conversation on our bilateral defence cooperation.
Useful exchange on global security challenges.
»I was glad to host Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar at the Pentagon today to discuss US-India cooperation across the Indo-Pacific region," Austin said.
The Pentagon said the two officials exchanged perspectives on a variety of security issues, including recent developments in East Asia and the Indian Ocean region.
«Austin and Jaishankar discussed opportunities to deepen bilateral defence cooperation, including expanded defence industrial cooperation and co-production of defence articles; streamlined logistics procedures to enhance operational cooperation; and continued implementation of the India-US Defence Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-X),» said Pentagon's Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh.
In the meeting with the Commerce Secretary, they appreciated the significant progress in technology collaboration and economic partnership this year.
«Agreed to enhance their momentum,» Jaishankar said.
