Austin arrived in New Delhi yesterday with the aim of exploring ways to further strengthen cooperation, mainly in areas of transfer of critical technologies for the joint development of military hardware, the Ministry of Defense reported in a statement.
According to the Indian Ministry, the presence of the US Secretary of Defense on his second visit to India is taking place two weeks before the planned trip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington.
Prime Minister Modi and US President Joe Biden are expected to announce new projects to expand the global strategic partnership between the two nations.
India is considering manufacturing jet engines as part of a technology transfer for its fighter jets, the source said.
Also, the Federal Minister of Defense of Germany, Boris Pistorius, must arrive this Monday to fulfill a four-day program, which also includes bilateral talks with Rajnath Singh.
Pistorius is interested in meeting with representatives of various companies in the sector during an event organized by Innovations for Defense Excellence in New Delhi.
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