New Delhi: US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Friday that India and the US will co-produce combat vehicles under defense industrial cooperation. Austin was speaking to several reporters after the ‘two plus two’ defense and foreign ministerial level discussions in Delhi.
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Apart from Austin, the American delegation also included Foreign Minister Antony Blinken. The Indian side was led by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. “We are working together on the co-production of armored vehicles and this is very important,” Austin said.
In response to a question, he said that during the meeting, various issues were discussed including the growing security challenges from China. He also said that the US-India relationship is not only based on the challenges faced by China, but on the shared values of the two countries.
When asked about India’s project to buy 31 MQ-9B drones from the US, Austin said it would be announced in due course. He said government officials are making all possible efforts to ensure that India achieves that capability as soon as possible.
“We are expanding US-India defense cooperation in various areas, from space to undersea,” Austin said. “We discussed important developments in the Indo-Pacific region, the Middle East and Ukraine,” he said. did The US Defense Secretary said that the current US-India cooperation is stronger than ever.
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