Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit US Indo-Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii (USINDOPACOM)

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is in Hawaii to visit the Headquarters of United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). US INDOPACOM Commander Admiral John Aquilino received him on his arrival to Hawaii from Washington DC. The USINDOPACOM and Indian military have wide-ranging engagements, including a number of military exercises, training events and exchanges.

According to the Ministry of Defence, Mr Singh will visit the USINDOPACOM headquarters, Pacific Fleet and the training facilities in Hawaii today, before returning to India. He is also expected to lay wreath at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and visit Headquarters of US Army Pacific and Pacific Air Forces, during his brief stay in Hawaii.

In Washington DC, US President Mr Joe Biden held a virtual meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Mr Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defence Mr Lloyd Austin.

Later, the Defence Minister and External Affairs Minister had co-chaired with their US counterparts the 4th India-US Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue on April 11, 2022. A Joint Statement was issued after the dialogue. Before the 2+2 Dialogue, Mr Singh held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence separately in Pentagon.

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