India and the US signed a 10-year defence framework pact aimed at strengthening bilateral strategic cooperation. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called it a “signal” of growing convergence

New Delhi: India and the US on Friday signed a 10-year defence framework pact that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described as a “signal” of growing bilateral strategic ties even as Washington vowed to work closely with New Delhi to ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed the framework agreement for the ‘US-India major defence partnership’ pact following their wide-range talks in Kuala Lumpur that focused on boosting strategic ties across all its pillars.

The signing of the agreement came amid efforts by the two sides to repair ties that have hit their lo

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