Visiting US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday evening.
Modi presented her with a vase containing Gangajal from the recently concluded Mahakumbh in Prayagraj.
Gabbard arrived in the national capital early Sunday on a two-and-a-half-day trip. This is the first high-level visit to India by a top official of the Donald Trump administration.
#WATCH | Delhi: US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard met Prime Minister Narendra Modi today. The PM presented her with a vase containing Gangajal from the recently concluded Prayagraj Mahakumbh. pic.twitter.com/jJ0OJbggNF
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Earlier in the day, Gabbard met Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and held wide-ranging talks focusing on enhancing the overall India-US strategic ties, especially in areas of defence and information sharing.
According to a defence ministry statement, both Singh and Gabbar emphasised that strategic security remains a vital pillar of the comprehensive global strategic cooperation between the two nations.
Both the leaders reviewed the “significant strides” made in the areas of military exercises, strategic cooperation, integration of defence industrial supply chains and information-sharing cooperation, especially in the maritime domain, between India and the US.
They also discussed key areas such as enhancing interoperability and fostering greater integration of defence industrial supply chains to bolster resilience and innovation.
