Tulsi Gabbard India tour: US National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard today (March 17) met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Delhi. The Defence Minister and the US intel chief focused on strengthening defence and security cooperation between the two nations during their meeting.
"Ways to enhance defence and security ties were discussed in the meeting between Singh and Gabbard," sources said.
Singh shared the photo of the meeting on X and worte, "Happy to have met the US Director of National Intelligence Ms @TulsiGabbard in New Delhi. We discussed a wide range of issues which include defence and information sharing, aiming to further deepen the India-US partnership."
Tulsi Gabbard met Ajit Doval
Earlier on Sunday, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had held a meeting with Gabbard in New Delhi. According to sources, Tulsi Gabbard met NSA Doval in New Delhi on Sunday evening, and they had a detailed discussion on several facets of the India-US relationship.
Gabbard arrived in New Delhi early Sunday for a two-and-a-half-day visit, marking the first high-level trip to India by a senior official of the Donald Trump administration.
Tulsi Gabbard is visiting India as a part of her multi-nation visit. The Asia leg of Gabbard's trip will culminate in an address on March 18 at the Raisina Dialogue, a multinational gathering of security officials in Delhi, to which Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited her.
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