ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh took to social media on Friday to announce the signing of 10 10-year “Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership.”
Hegseth, in a post on X, said: “I just met with @rajnathsingh to sign a 10-year U.S.-India Defense Framework.”
“This advances our defense partnership, a cornerstone for regional stability and deterrence. We're enhancing our coordination, info sharing, and tech cooperation. Our defense ties have never been stronger,” Hegseth added.
Defense Minister of India Rajnath Singh, in his post on X, stated: “Had a fruitful meeting with my US counterpart @SecWar Peter Hegseth in Kuala Lumpur. We signed the 10 years ‘Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership’.”
“This will usher in a new era in our already strong defence partnership,” he added.
Providing details of the defense framework, he said: “This Defence Framework will provide policy direction to the entire spectrum of the India-US Defence Relationship. It is a signal of our growing strategic convergence and will herald a new decade of partnership.”
“Defence will remain as a major pillar of our bilateral relations. Our partnership is critical for ensuring a free, open, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region,” he added.
Hegseth and Singh are in Kuala Lumpur and met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM-Plus).
