India, US ready for 2+2 dialogue today; decks cleared for key defence agreement
'Today’s discussions will add new vigour to India-US defence relations and mutual cooperation,' Rajnath Singh tweeted after his meeting with Mark T Esper.
'Today’s discussions will add new vigour to India-US defence relations and mutual cooperation,' Rajnath Singh tweeted after his meeting with Mark T Esper.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper are on their way to New Delhi.
The broad contours of the dialogue were discussed at a meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Bangkok on Sunday.
In the meeting with US defence secretary Esper, Singh reaffirmed New Delhi's vision for a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region based on a rules-based order and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
