World News | India, US review progress in furthering defense industry cooperation

washington [US]May 17 (ANI): Indian Defense Minister Giridhar Aramane and US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl on Wednesday reviewed the progress made in advancing Indo-US defense industry cooperation and implementing the major India-US defense partnership.

The pair co-chaired the 17th meeting of the Indo-US Defense Policy Group (DPG) in Washington DC on Wednesday

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According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Defense, important aspects of military cooperation, implementation of basic defense agreements, exercises and ongoing and future cooperative activities in the Indian Ocean region were discussed during the meeting.

During the meeting, the focus was on ways and means to strengthen cooperation in the defense industry, including technology partnerships, long-term research and development, and improving supply chain security.

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The meeting also discussed promoting co-development and co-production in India, including potential areas and projects where Indian and US defense companies could collaborate. They agreed to encourage private and government stakeholders to tap into the innovation ecosystem and promote defense start-ups.

The DPG is the highest official level mechanism between the Indian Ministry of Defense and the US Department of Defense. It is policy-focused and comprehensively reviews and guides all aspects of bilateral defense cooperation.

Meanwhile, Vedant Patel, chief deputy spokesperson of the US State Department, recently highlighted the growing partnership between Washington and New Delhi ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit. deepen.

“Our partnership with India is one of our most important relationships and we have a close relationship with India on a number of important priorities. The state visit is an opportunity to deepen some of these partnerships,” Vedant Patel said in Mohamad. Prime Minister Di’s official country question said June 22, 2023 visit to the United States.

He said the State Department and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken were actively involved in the upcoming state visit of Prime Minister Modi.

Referring to India’s role in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific, Patel said, “This state visit is an opportunity to deepen some of these partnerships, whether it has been ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific, and Make sure it is a region that is more connected, more prosperous, more secure and more resilient. Clearly, there is an opportunity between India and the United States to deepen trade issues, deepen security partnership.” (Ani)

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