External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on September 26 discussed new opportunities for bilateral defence industrial cooperation, a move which Pentagon said would enhance New Delhi's contribution as a regional security provider.
Mr. Jaishankar, who is on a four-day official trip to Washington, drove down to the Pentagon on Monday for a meeting with Mr. Austin.
The two leaders reviewed priority lines of effort to deepen bilateral defense cooperation, as the United States and India progress toward a more advanced stage in their partnership, said a Pentagon readout of the meeting.
