Washington/New Delhi, May 30 (UNI) Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri today held a productive meeting with US Under Secretary of Defence Elbridge Colby in Washington during which they discussed co-development, co-production, military exercises and logistics.

In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in the US said that FS Misri was joined by Deputy NSA Pavan Kapoor:

“Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri had a productive meeting with @USDPColby. DNSA @AmbKapoor also joined the meeting.

“Defence remains a key pillar of the India–US strategic partnership. Discussions covered shared interests in co-development, co-production, military exercises, logistics and information sharing, and interoperability.

“Regional and global issues, including the Indo-Pacific, were also discussed.”

The US Under Secretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, in a post on X, said:

“It was great to meet today with India’s Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri and Deputy NSA @AmbKapoor.

“The U.S.-India alliance is on fundamentally strong ground based on shared interests and mutual respect. We here at DOD are striving hard to elevate defense cooperation as part of this critical partnership.”

Earlier, the FS and the Deputy NSA met business leaders at a roundtable and with leading US think tank experts.

“Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri and Deputy NSA @AmbKapoor had an engaging discussion with business leaders at a roundtable hosted by @USISPForum.

“They emphasized the importance of G2G, academia, and industry collaboration to advance critical and emerging technologies in defence and strategic domains—key to transforming the India-US partnership for the 21st century.”

“Foreign Secretary @VikramMisri and Deputy NSA @AmbKapoor held an engaging interaction with leading US think tank experts today.

“Wide-ranging discussions covered India-US cooperation in defence, technology, and trade, as well as key regional and global developments.”

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