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IN PHOTOS: 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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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

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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

"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

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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

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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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

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

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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

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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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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