Cebu, Oct. 28 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday met US War Secretary Pete Hegseth on sidelines of the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) in Cebu, Philippines. The Defence Minister is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the United States, Japan, Australia and from other participating nations.

The US War Secretary said during the meeting, the counterparts "celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Framework for our Major Defense Partnership and explored ways to strengthen cooperation."

In a post on X, Pete Hegseth said, "Great meeting with Indian Minister of Defence Singh. We celebrated the one-year anniversary of the Framework for our Major Defense Partnership and explore...