Gabbard, Rajnath Talks Focus on Integration of Defence Supply Chains

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday held wide-ranging talks, focusing on India-US collaboration in niche technologies, information sharing and integration of defence industrial supply chains.

- PTI

Singh and Gabbard also reviewed bilateral strategic cooperation in the maritime domain, according to an official readout.

The US Director of National Intelligence arrived in the national capital early Sunday on a two-and-a-half-day trip in the first high-level visit to India by a top official of the Donald Trump administration.

In a social media post, Singh said he was "happy" to meet the US National Intelligence chief and discussed ways to further deepen the India-US partnership.

"We discussed a wide range of issues which include defence and information sharing, aiming to further deepen the India-US partnership," he said.