US and India sign 10-year defense pact to share info, cooperate on tech

Amid trade tariff tussle, advancement in security ties signals warming of relations

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh shake hands after signing a 10-year bilateral defense framework in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 31. (Screenshot from Hegseth's official X page)

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BENGALURU -- India and the U.S. have signed a 10-year defense framework that involves information sharing and technology cooperation, signaling a thaw in the relations between the two nations that have been at loggerheads over Washington's tariff onslaught.

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