Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday met with US aerospace and defence majors Boeing and Raytheon and encouraged them to take advantage of the policy initiatives in India aimed at ‘Make in India‘ and ‘Make for World’. The minister arrived in Washington DC on Sunday as part of his five-day US visit, during which he will take part in the fourth India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. During his stay in the US, Singh will hold talks with the US leadership on ways to strengthen the India-US strategic partnership.

India and the US are all set to hold the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue on Monday, with the Indian side being led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar. “The talks will allow both sides to do a complete review of cross-cutting issues in the India-US bilateral agenda related to foreign policy, defence and security to provide strategic guidance and a vision for further consolidating the relationship,” a Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement stated.

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The MEA also said that the 2+2 India-US Ministerial Dialogue will also provide an opportunity to exchange views about significant regional and global developments and issues related to shared interests and concerns.