Rajnath Singh and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agree to draft 2025–2035 defence framework
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held his first phone call with new US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on 6 February 2025; the two sides agreed to draft a framework for defence cooperation for 2025–2035.
Summary
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on 6 February 2025 congratulated Pete Hegseth in their first telephone conversation after his confirmation as US Secretary of Defense. They reviewed India-US defence cooperation across land, air, maritime and space, and decided to work together on technology cooperation, integration of defence industrial supply chains, interoperability, logistics and information sharing, and joint exercises. India and the US agreed to draft a comprehensive framework on defence cooperation for the period 2025–2035.
Key facts
- Date
- 6 February 2025, telephone call
- Participants
- Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (first call after confirmation)
- Agreed
- Draft a comprehensive defence cooperation framework for 2025–2035
- Focus areas
- Technology, supply chains, interoperability, logistics, information sharing, exercises, defence innovation
Practice MCQs 2 questions
In their first phone call on 6 February 2025, Rajnath Singh and Pete Hegseth agreed to draft a defence cooperation framework for which period?
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Correct answer: B — 2025–2035
India and the US agreed to draft a comprehensive framework on defence cooperation for 2025–2035.
Pete Hegseth, with whom Rajnath Singh held a phone call on 6 February 2025, had recently been confirmed as:
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Correct answer: A — US Secretary of Defense
Rajnath Singh congratulated Pete Hegseth on his confirmation as US Secretary of Defense in their first phone call.