Richard Marles congratulated Rajnath Singh on assuming workplace because the Defence Minister for a second consecutive time period. File | Picture Credit score: ANI
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a telephonic dialog with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles on July 4 and the discussions targeted on nearer collaboration between the 2 international locations within the Indo-Pacific.
“We reviewed a variety of points associated to defence cooperation and mentioned nearer collaboration between India and Australia within the Indo-Pacific. We extremely worth the India-Australia Complete Strategic Partnership with Australia,” Singh stated on social media platform ‘X’ (previously Twitter).
Each Ministers highlighted the transformative progress in defence cooperation underneath the great strategic partnership and appreciated the momentum achieved in ties for the reason that final 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between India and Australia, which was attended by the 2 Ministers in November 2023, in line with a press release from the Ministry of Defence. Australia considers India a top-tier safety companion in its Nationwide Defence Technique doc launched a number of months in the past.
Mr Richard Marles congratulated Rajnath Singh on assuming cost because the Defence Minister for a second consecutive time period and appreciated the functioning of the Indian democratic system the place folks voted in massive numbers, the assertion added.
