Cebu, Oct. 28 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday held a bilateral meeting with his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus in Cebu. Both leaders discussed ongoing defence engagements, explored opportunities to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and exchanged views on regional security issues.

Both leaders exchanged gifts as a gesture of goodwill and friendship. During the meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also invited Richard Marles to attend Aero India-2027, scheduled to be held in Bengaluru in February 2027.

Rajnath Singh is in Cebu, the Philippines, to attend the ADMM-Plus. He will represent India at the meeting and address the forum on share...