Washington: Indian Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra has discussed ways to advance the bilateral strategic partnership with a senior US defence official.
Kwatra met US Under Secretary for Defence Elbridge Colby at the Pentagon on Friday and discussed bilateral defence cooperation.Read more: Donald Trump may visit India early next year, hope to finalise trade deal soon, says Marco Rubio A good conversation with Undersecretary Elbridge Colby at the Pentagon. Appreciate his steadfast support in advancing the India-US strategic partnership, Kwatra said in a post on X on Friday. Look forward to continuing our engagements to implement the bilateral defence and defence industrial cooperation agenda, Kwatra said.In October last year, India and the US signed a 10-year defence cooperation agreement. The pact seeks to expand joint operational coordination, intelligence sharing across space and cyberspace, and defence-industrial cooperation.Read more: US trade deal to be on the day India secures tariff edge: Piyush Goyal