India and the U.S. have agreed to expand defence ties, with talks underway on a new 10-year framework at the India-U.S. 2+2 Intersessional Dialogue held on Monday (August 25, 2025).
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Additional Secretary (Americas) Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur in the MEA and Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence Vishwesh Negi co-chaired the virtual dialogue alongside a senior official for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Bethany P. Morrison and acting Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs Jedidiah P. Royal.
