THE United States and India have agreed to explore the use of Indian shipyards for the repair and maintenance of us Navy Military Sealift Command ships, reports Ventura, California's gCaptain.
The agreement was made during this week's fourth annual US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III along with India's Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishanka.
During the discussions, the four leaders discussed ways to promote and enhance diplomatic relations between the two countries, including forging new and deeper cooperation across the US-India partnership on issues such as defence, science and technology, trade, climate, public health, and people-to-people ties.
One topic included progress made towards the implementation of an Industrial Security Agreement, with both sides agreeing to explore and further promote 'the means to encourage reciprocal participation of US and Indian vendors in each other's defense supply chains,' according to a joint statement following the meeting.
Military Sealift Command is responsible for the replenishment of US Navy ships at sea and is the leading provider of ocean transportation for the US Department of Defence, with 125 ships operating around the globe.
The US Navy in February participated with the Indian Navy and others in Exercise Milan 2022 in Bay of Bengal, marking the first time the US participated in the Indian Navy-hosted multilateral exercise.
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The agreement was made during this week's fourth annual US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, attended by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III along with India's Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh and Minister of External Affairs S Jaishanka.
During the discussions, the four leaders discussed ways to promote and enhance diplomatic relations between the two countries, including forging new and deeper cooperation across the US-India partnership on issues such as defence, science and technology, trade, climate, public health, and people-to-people ties.
One topic included progress made towards the implementation of an Industrial Security Agreement, with both sides agreeing to explore and further promote 'the means to encourage reciprocal participation of US and Indian vendors in each other's defense supply chains,' according to a joint statement following the meeting.
Military Sealift Command is responsible for the replenishment of US Navy ships at sea and is the leading provider of ocean transportation for the US Department of Defence, with 125 ships operating around the globe.
The US Navy in February participated with the Indian Navy and others in Exercise Milan 2022 in Bay of Bengal, marking the first time the US participated in the Indian Navy-hosted multilateral exercise.
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