India, EU discuss integration of supply chains for defence manufacturing
Rajnath Singh meets EU foreign and security chief Kaja Kallas ahead of India-EU summit, focuses on building trusted defence ecosystems
India and the European Union on Tuesday discussed opportunities to integrate their supply chains for defence manufacturing.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met Kaja Kallas, who is currently serving as the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. The two sides discussed a range of security and defence-related issues.
Posting on social media platform X, Singh said they “discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues, including opportunities for integrating supply chains for building trusted defence ecosystems and future-ready capabilities.” He added that India is looking forward to greater cooperation with EU countries.
In her opening remarks at the meeting, Kallas referred to the signing of the Security and Defence Partnership, describing it as a milestone that both sides can build upon.
“There is so much more we can work together on, both in multilateral fora and bilaterally, to further develop defence cooperation,” Kallas said.
The European leader is part of the EU delegation currently in India for talks aimed at concluding the Free Trade Agreement.
