New Delhi, January 28 (ANI): A United States congressional delegation led by Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mike Rogers, along with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, held discussions with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh focused on strengthening defence cooperation under the recently concluded 10-year Major Defence Partnership Framework Agreement.
The meeting, held on January 27, included wide-ranging discussions on deepening defence industry collaboration and advancing bilateral military ties, according to the Ministry of Defence.
“US Congressional Delegation led by Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Mike Rogers met Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh today. They had wide-ranging discussions including the recently concluded 10-year Major Defence Partnership Framework Agreement, with emphasis on strengthening cooperation in the field of defence industry,” the Ministry of Defence said in a post on X.
Highlighting the strength of India-US defence relations, US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor said the long-term framework agreement would significantly deepen bilateral defence cooperation.
“Just last year, the United States and India signed a 10-year defence pact which will significantly deepen our defence partnership. Joint exercises will continue, additional sales are in progress. This is a strong relationship. Thank you for hosting us, Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh,” Gor wrote in a post on X.
In October 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, on the sidelines of the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur, signed the framework for the US-India major defence partnership, which is expected to usher in a new phase of cooperation.
The 2025 framework marked a new chapter aimed at further transforming the partnership over the next 10 years and was intended to provide a unified vision and policy direction to deepen defence cooperation.
In a post on X, Rajnath Singh expressed confidence that the framework would provide policy direction across the entire spectrum of the India-US defence relationship.
“It is a signal of our growing strategic convergence and will herald a new decade of partnership. Defence will remain a major pillar of our bilateral relations. Our partnership is critical for ensuring a free, open, and rules-based Indo-Pacific region,” he wrote.
In a separate post, Hegseth said the framework advances the bilateral defence partnership, which he described as a cornerstone for regional stability and deterrence.
“We’re enhancing our coordination, information sharing, and technology cooperation. Our defence ties have never been stronger,” he wrote.
India and the United States continue to expand and deepen their defence relationship through military-to-military exercises and activities, information sharing, collaboration with like-minded regional and global partners, defence industry engagement, science and technology cooperation, and defence coordination mechanisms.
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