India, US ink defence framework pact

**EDS: THIRD PARTY IMAGE** In this image posted on Oct. 31, 2025, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with United State's Secretary of War Pete Hegseth during a meeting to sign a 10-year U.S.-India Defense Framework, in Malaysia. (@SecWar/X via PTI Photo)(PTI10_31_2025_000095B)

New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) India and the US on Friday inked a framework agreement for cooperation in the defence sector for the next 10 years.

The pact was sealed at a meeting in Kuala Lumpur between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Peter Hegseth.

“This advances our defense partnership, a cornerstone for regional stability and deterrence,” Hegseth said on the 10-year US-India defence framework pact.

“We’re enhancing our coordination, info sharing, and tech cooperation. Our defense ties have never been stronger,” he said. PTI MPB DV DV

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