Defence minister Rajnath Singh meets US intel chief Tulsi Gabbard, discusses security ties | India News

NEW DELHI: US director of nationwide intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday held bilateral discussions with Union defence minister Rajnath Singh, specializing in the boosting defence and security ties between the 2 international locations.
During the meet, methods to reinforce defence and security ties have been mentioned, information company PTI reported quoting sources.
This comes a day after nationwide security advisor Ajit Doval met Gabbard, who’s on a two-and-half-day journey to India.Theeting between Doval and Gabbard primarily addressed intelligence sharing and security collaboration, aligning with the India-US strategic partnership, and was a “good discussion.”
Gabbard commenced her two-and-a-half-day go to to Delhi on the day of the intelligence conclave, marking the primary senior-level go to from the Donald Trump administration to India within the US President’s second time period, which started in January.
Gabbard’s go to is a part of a broader tour, which may also take her to Japan, Thailand and France. On Tuesday, she is scheduled to talk on second day of the Raisina Dialogue, a multilateral convention held yearly in Delhi.
She beforehand met Prime Minister Narendra Modi throughout his Washington DC go to final month. Intelligence chiefs on the Doval-chaired convention Besides Gabbard, the convention was attended by Canadian intelligence head Daniel Rogers, UK NSA Jonathan Powell, and intelligence chiefs from Australia, Germany, New Zealand and varied different nations pleasant to India.