US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he signed the pact during his meeting with Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital.
"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," he wrote on the US social media company X after the meeting.
On his part, Singh called his meeting with Hegseth "fruitful" and said they signed the 10-year "Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership."
"This will usher in a new era in our already strong defense partnership. This Defence Framework will provide policy direction to the entire spectrum of the India-US Defence Relationship," he said in a separate statement on X.
Singh added that the pact was also a signal of their growing strategic convergence and will herald a new decade of partnership.
“Defense 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 Malaysia attending the two-day ASEAN Defense Ministers’ meeting.
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