India and US ink 10-year defence framework pact, marking deeper strategic ties

Updated On: 31 October, 2025 04:23 PM IST | Divya Nair

India and the US on Friday inked a 10-year defence framework agreement, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh describing it as a "signal" of growing strategic convergence between the two nations. The pact was sealed at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur between Singh and his American counterpart Peter Hegseth (PICS, TEXT/PTI)

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<p>The firming up of the pact came amid efforts by the two sides to repair ties that came under severe strain following Washington`s slapping of 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods</p>

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The firming up of the pact came amid efforts by the two sides to repair ties that came under severe strain following Washington`s slapping of 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods

<p>"We signed the 10 years `Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership`. This will usher in a new era in our already strong defence partnership," Singh said on X after talks with Hegseth</p>

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"We signed the 10 years `Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership`. This will usher in a new era in our already strong defence partnership," Singh said on X after talks with Hegseth

<p>The defence minister said the pact will provide policy direction in 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," he said</p>

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The defence minister said the pact will provide policy direction in 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," he said

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Singh is in Kuala Lumpur to attend the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers` Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), which will be held on Saturday, November 1

<p>He landed at the Subang Airbase in Malaysia on Thursday. During his two-day visit, Singh is expected to hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from the participating ADMM-Plus nations and engage with Malaysia`s senior leadership to discuss key regional and security issues, further setting the stage for India`s active participation in the upcoming ADMM-Plus </p>

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He landed at the Subang Airbase in Malaysia on Thursday. During his two-day visit, Singh is expected to hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from the participating ADMM-Plus nations and engage with Malaysia`s senior leadership to discuss key regional and security issues, further setting the stage for India`s active participation in the upcoming ADMM-Plus

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