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US Signs 10-Year Defence Pact With India, Hegseth Says

On Friday, India and the United States signed the Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership in Kuala Lumpur, a 10-year pact inked by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Despite strained relations, US President Donald Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff over India's Russian oil purchases, while previous defence pacts like LEMOA and COMCASA shaped cooperation.
Officials said the framework advances the partnership and enhances coordination, information sharing and technological cooperation between defence ministries and military-to-military channels.
Negotiations include manufacturing GE F-414 jet engines in India for LCA Mk 2 fighters and procuring 31 MQ-9B High-Altitude Long-Endurance UAVs, while deliveries of GE F-404 engines for LCA Tejas Mk 1A are already underway and Yudh Abhyas military exercises continue.
As part of ASEAN events in Kuala Lumpur, Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister, said the pact will herald a new decade of partnership critical for Indo-Pacific stability and links to the November 1 gathering.

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