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Singh said the growing cooperation covers “all areas of human endeavor.”
The defense minister noted the robust people-to-people ties, shared democratic values, and the convergence of interests between the U.S. and India on a range of issues.
Austin and Singh’s meeting came a day after the countries finalized an agreement aimed at mitigating unanticipated supply chain issues to meet national security needs.
Under the nonbinding “security of supply” arrangement, the United States and India have agreed to provide priority support for goods and services that promote national defense.
“This security of supply arrangement represents a pivotal moment in the U.S.-India major defense partner relationship and will be a key factor in strengthening the U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative,” Vic Ramdass, principal secretary of defense of industrial base policy, said in a statement.
“I look forward to [the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment] hosting the next [U.S.-India Defense Technology and Trade Initiative] meeting this fall to deepen cooperation between our respective defense industrial bases and pursue bilateral codevelopment, coproduction and cosustainment initiatives,” Ramdass said.
