Defence Minister holds telephonic conversation with UK Secretary of State for Defence; Discusses ways to enhance defence industrial cooperation
- UK companies should become part of India’s growth story & participate in co-development & co-production in India: Rajnath Singh
New Delhi. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephonic conversation with UK Secretary of State for Defence Mr Ben Wallace on February 21. The conversation was cordial, positive and focused on future growth of the bilateral defence relationship. Both Ministers discussed a wide range of defence and security issues, including regional developments and the Indo-Pacific.
The Ministers briefly reviewed their ongoing defence cooperation and expressed satisfaction at their bilateral military-to-military engagements. They also discussed ways to enhance defence industrial cooperation and identified a few potential areas of cooperation. Defence Minister suggested that UK companies should become part of India’s growth story and participate in co-development and co-production in India.