India, U.S. agree on 'ambitious road map' for defense industry ties

Austin meets counterpart Singh in Delhi ahead of Modi trip to Washington

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, meets with Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on June 5. © Indian Ministry of Defence/AFP/Jiji

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- With an eye on China, India and the U.S. on Monday agreed on a "road map" for defense industry cooperation over "the next few years."

The pact was announced during a two-day visit to India by U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who arrived in New Delhi on Sunday and held talks with his counterpart Rajnath Singh on Monday. It comes weeks ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned state visit to the U.S. later this month.

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