US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin to Go to India Subsequent Week, Meet Rajnath SinghPublished 8 hours in the past

United States Defence Secretary Lloyd J Austin will journey to New Delhi from subsequent week, US Division of Defence stated in an announcement asserting his journey to Japan, Singapore, India and France.

The US Defence Secretary will meet Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and different leaders in India as the USA and New Delhi proceed to modernise the US-India Main Protection Partnership, the assertion stated.

The primary cease in his four-nation journey is Tokyo the place he’ll meet with Japanese Protection Minister Yasukasu Hamada and different senior leaders and go to US troops stationed in Japan.

“Secretary Austin will go to New Delhi to fulfill with Protection Minister Rajnath Singh and different leaders as the USA and India proceed to modernize the U.S.-India Main Protection Partnership,” the assertion stated.

“This go to supplies a possibility to speed up new protection innovation and industrial cooperation initiatives and drive ongoing efforts to broaden operational cooperation between the US and Indian militaries,” it added.

Austin will start his journey from Japan, as a part of his seventh official go to to the Indo-Pacific area. In Tokyo, he plans to fulfill with Japanese Protection Minister Yasukasu Hamada and different senior leaders and likewise go to the US troops stationed in Japan, it stated.

In line with the assertion, Secretary Austin’s go to comes as the USA and Japan take essential strides to modernize Alliance capabilities, optimize US power posture, and construct hyperlinks with like-minded companions following the historic US-Japan “2+2” Ministerial assembly earlier this yr.

After Singapore, Austin will go to New Delhi after which conclude his journey in France to take part in occasions commemorating the 79th anniversary of D-Day, and meet with French and the UK protection leaders, the assertion added.