External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with US State Secretary Marco Rubio on the sidelines of Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting (QFFM) in Washington and discussed bilateral partnership between both countries in the field of security, critical technologies, connectivity, energy and mobi
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with US Secretary of Defence, Pete Hegseth in Pentagon, where he highlighted the strategic significance of India-US defence ties, calling it "one of the most consequential pillars" of the relationship between both nations.
India has been designated as a major defence partner of the United States. It puts India on par with the closest allies and partners of the US. India's Major Defence Partner status has been made a part of the India Amendment in the National Defence Authorization Act (NDAA), 2017 of the US.
Pentagon [US], Jan. 4 (ANI): Pentagon has asserted that the defence relationship between India and the United States is on an excellent path and will continue to be so in the next administration and beyond.