Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Pete Hegath spoke on the phone on Thursday (6 February 2025). He discussed ways to increase defense cooperation between the two countries. The two countries agreed in many areas including intelligence, logistics, industrial corporation and defense. Raksha Rajnath Singh said that Hegseth reviewed various aspects of bilateral defense relations in a phone conversation.
What did Rajnath Singh say after conversation with Pete Hegseth
This conversation of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh took place before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposed visit to Washington. The Defense Minister described the conversation with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as great. They said, "I am keen to work closely with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth."
A statement issued by India said that the two countries have agreed to work together to prepare a widespread outline on defense cooperation, which aims to shape bilateral cooperation for a period of 2025-2035. The statement said that Rajnath Singh and Hegseth reviewed the comprehensive activities of Indo-US defense cooperation, including various areas of land, air, sea and space.
Negotiations between Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Pete Hegath are taking place at a time when the US has sent back 104 Indian citizens declared illegal migrants. A spokesperson of the US embassy located here on Thursday, a day after an American military aircraft landed in Punjab with 104 illegal Indian migrants from the US, said that implementing the Immigration Law of our country is very important for its national and public safety. .
PM Modi’s talk before the US visit
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump stressed on promoting Indo-US cooperation in the areas of trade, energy and defense during phone conversations on 27 January 2024. It is being told that PM Modi can visit America on 13-14 February. In a conversation on January 27, Donald Trump invited PM Modi to come to America. PM Modi will stay in Paris on 11-12 February, where he will take part in the AI ​​Action Summit. It is being told that PM can directly go to Washington DC from Paris.