Washington: Secretary of State Vinay Quatra met with senior US officials, including Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, to comprehensively review the progress made in further strengthening the bilateral strategic relationship and their joint efforts to promote stability and security in the Indo-Pacific region. Discussed the efforts. Area.

Quatra is in the US this week for a series of meetings with senior US government officials and talks with industry leaders to advance bilateral cooperation in areas such as defense and technology.

Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon said Hicks and Quatra discussed priorities for strengthening the US-India defense partnership, including the implementation of the Roadmap for US-India Defense Industrial Cooperation.

According to an official statement, the two officials underlined the historic momentum in the Major Defense Partnership in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.He appreciated the efforts of both countries to pursue co-production of fighter jet engines and armored vehicles, as well as the India-US Defense Acceleration Ecosystem (INDUS-Ex) in promoting innovation and partnerships between US and Indian researchers. ) praised the continued success of. , entrepreneurs, an investor, it said.

Pahon said Quattra and Hicks also talked about the importance of expanding the scope of the US-India military partnership to strengthen cooperation across all sectors, highlighting shared efforts to promote stability and security in the Indo-Pacific. talked to.

They also discussed a range of regional security issues and committed to closely cooperating in support of a shared vision for a free and open Indo-Pacific amid China's aggressive moves in the region, the statement said.

A statement issued by the Indian Embassy here said, “The visit is in keeping with the tradition of regular high-level exchanges between the two countries and provides an opportunity to take forward the growing and forward-looking partnership.,

It said that during his visit from April 10 to 12, Quatra took a detailed review of the progress made towards further strengthening the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership.

Kwatra held meetings with Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell as well as other senior officials.

He also held discussions with key officials of the National Security Council, Defense Department, Commerce Department and Energy Department.

"The discussions covered the entire gamut of India-US relations, growing defense and commercial ties, supply chain resilience and contemporary regional developments," the embassy said.

The top Indian diplomat also met representatives of leading think tanks and chambers of commerce."USIBC was pleased to host Foreign Secretary @AmbVMKwatra for a breakfast meeting with our Chairman of the Board and Executive Vice Chairman of @Nasdaq Ed Knight. To deepen investment channels, promote innovation and technology, and deepen investment between our countries The US-Indian Business Council discussed strengthening commercial ties.