The firming up of the pact came amid efforts by the two sides to repair ties that came under severe strain following Washington's slapping of 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods.

xNew Delhi: India and the US on Friday inked a 10-year defence framework agreement, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh describing it as a "signal" of growing strategic convergence between the two nations.The pact was sealed at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur between Singh and his American counterpart Peter Hegseth. The firming up of the pact came amid efforts by the two sides to repair ties that came under severe strain following Washington's slapping of 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods. "We signed the 10 years 'Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership'. This will usher in a new era in our already str

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