Mattis calls Parrikar to express commitment on defence cooperation

India and the US have agreed to “sustain the momentum on key bilateral defence efforts”, as Defence Secretary James Mattis called his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar and expressed commitment to build upon the tremendous progress made in defence cooperation.

This was the first conversation between the two leaders after Mr. Mattis was sworn in as the Defense Secretary of the US President Donald Trump last month.