New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met his US counterpart Mark Esper in Bangkok, the first meeting between the two since Esper was confirmed as the US Secretary of Defence in July. “Had an excellent meeting with US Secretary of Defence, Dr. Mark T Esper in Bangkok today. We talked about ways to expand defence cooperation between India and the United States," Singh said on micro-blogging and networking website Twitter. The two are in Bangkok for a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers’ Meet. The DTTI was expected to propel defence cooperation between the two countries through the co- development of defence systems by India and the US.

Source: Mint November 17, 2019 04:52 UTC