TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The developments in Afghanistan and issues pertaining to bilateral defence cooperation figured prominently during a telephonic conversation between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his American counterpart Lloyd J Austin on Monday.
The conversation came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US this week to attend an in-person summit of Quad leaders in Washington and address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Describing the talks as “warm”, Singh said both sides agreed to continue with the “useful dialogue” and strengthening the India-US partnership further.
“Had a warm telephone conversation with @SecDef Mr Lloyd Austin. We discussed issues pertaining to bilateral defence cooperation & regional matters including situation in Afghanistan,” the defence minister tweeted.
“We agreed to continue the useful dialogue & look forward to strengthening the partnership further,” he said. India and the United States are in touch with each other on the Afghan crisis after the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul on August 15.
