Rajnath Singh invites US defence majors to join ‘Make in India, Make for the World’ initiative

New Delhi: (Rajnath Singh US visit news) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday met senior executives of American aerospace and defence majors Boeing and Raytheon. During the meeting, Singh asked them to take advantage of policy initiatives in India to steadily march from 'Make in India' towards 'Make for the World'.

The Ministry of Defence said in a tweet, "Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh met with the US aerospace & defence majors Boeing and Raytheon after reaching Washington DC. He exhorted the companies to take advantage of policy initiatives in India to steadily march from 'Make in India' towards 'Make for the World'."

Defence Minister is on an official visit to the U.S. to participate in the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue to be held tonight in Washington DC. He is leading the Indian side along with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar.

The last such dialogue between the two countries was held in October 2020 in New Delhi.

He is scheduled to meet separately the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin in Pentagon today evening to discuss defence cooperation including defence industrial collaboration and capability building through military-to-military engagements.

Rajnath Singh is also scheduled to visit the Headquarters of US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) in Hawaii after his visit to Washington DC.

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