U.S Appreciates Indian Navy’s Role In Conducting Anti-Piracy Operations In Indian Ocean

The US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, has reportedly appreciated the crucial role played by India’s Navy in carrying out anti-piracy missions in the Indian Ocean.

He also appreciated the Navy during a call on Monday with Rajnath Singh, the Defence Minister. Both ministers briefly discussed regional security, bilateral, and defence cooperation issues.

The culmination of the #AntiPiracy operation involving pirate ship Ruen in the Southern #IOR highlights the commitment of the #IndianNavy towards reinforcing peace & stability, & also to thwart the resurgence of Piracy in the region.#MaritimeSecurityOperations#SAGAR… https://t.co/mokCVlimBz pic.twitter.com/mG3rpjY4Qg

— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) March 17, 2024

Video Credits: Indian Navy/Twitter

The Ministry of Defence reviewed recent bilateral events like the INDUS-X Summit, conducted in New Delhi in February this year, and the bilateral Tri-Service exercise dubbed “Tiger Triumph” commenced in India on 18 March 2024.

The two ministers also discussed different ways and means to implement the US-India Defence Cooperation Roadmap, which was concluded in 2023.

Other defence-industrial cooperation problems, like the repair of US naval vessels in the Indian shipyards, were briefly discussed. Both last met in New Delhi in November last year during the US-India Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue.

Reference: pgurus

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