Amid efforts to mend trade relations, India and the US on Friday signed a 10-year defence framework to provide a broader vision and policy direction to deepen bilateral cooperation.

The document, ‘Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership’, was signed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Summit in Malaysia.

“Had a fruitful meeting with my US counterpart in Kuala Lumpur. Defence will remain the major pillar of our bilateral relationship,” Rajnath posted on X.

In a statement, the Ministry of Defence said the two leaders “appreciated the continuing momentum in bilateral defence cooperation and reaffirmed their commitment to further build upon the mutually beneficial partnership across all its pil

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