Key Takeaways
- Rajnath Singh and US NSA Jake Sullivan discussed the geopolitical situation and regional security issues.
- India welcomes US investment and technology collaboration, and is ready with a skilled human resource base.
- The two leaders emphasized the importance of defence industrial collaboration between India and the US.
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House in Washington and deliberated on the evolving geopolitical situation and certain key regional security issues.
Both leaders also discussed the ongoing defence industrial collaboration projects between India and US, and potential areas where the industries of the two countries could work together, an official statement said.
Singh interacted with senior leaders of the US defence industry at a roundtable organised by US India Strategic Partnership Forum in Washington, DC. Over 100 US defence and technology companies attended the event.
Rajnath Singh emphasised that India welcomes US investment and technology collaboration, and is ready with a skilled human resource base, robust pro-FDI and pro-business ecosystem, and a large domestic market.
India looks forward to closely working with US across the domains of defence for capability building and for an abiding technology and industrial partnership that can address emerging challenges, he added.
Later, the Defence Minister briefly met a delegation from US India Business Council.
