India's Minister of Defence Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Honolulu for the second leg of her official visit to the United States of America (USA), where she is scheduled to hold meetings with the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (INDO-PACOM), Admiral Philip S Davidson.

She is currently on an official six-day visit to the USA from December 2 to December 7 at the invitation of the US Secretary of Defence James N Mattis. She met Mattis at the Pentagon on December 3, before which she was accorded the Armed Forces Enhanced Honours Cordon welcome.