NEW DELHI, June 5 (Reuters) - India and the United States have concluded a roadmap for defence industry cooperation for the next few years, the Indian government said on Monday, a move expected to bolster New Delhi's defence manufacturing ambitions.
The roadmap was finalised at a meeting between visiting U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
'NEW TECHNOLOGIES'Talks between Singh and Austin had a "particular focus on identifying ways to strengthen industrial cooperation", the Indian Defence Ministry statement said.
"Towards these objectives, they concluded a roadmap for U.S.-India Defence Industrial Cooperation which shall guide the policy direction for the next few years."
The Biden administration is set to sign off on a deal that will allow General Electric Co (GE.N) to produce in India jet engines powering Indian military aircraft.
Persons:
Washington, Lloyd Austin, Rajnath Singh, Narendra Modi, Joe Biden, Singh, Austin, Biden, YP Rajesh, Sakshi Dayal, Gareth Jones
Organizations:
New, U.S . Defence, Indian Defence, Indian, Indian Defence Ministry, India Defence Industrial Cooperation, General Electric Co, YP, Thomson
Locations:
DELHI, India, United States, Washington, Russia, U.S, France, Israel, New Delhi, People's Republic of China, Russian, Ukraine