new delhi india us monday discussed ambitious roadmap upgrade defence partnership particular focus identify ways strengthen industrial cooperation area grapple china economic rise increased belligerency region defense secretary lloyd austin met counterpart rajnath singh new old delhi explored ways building resilient supply chains identify opportunities new technologies existing new systems alleviate increased collaboration defense reaction startup ecosystems two countries said statement indian defence alsorajnath singh holds talk of the town us defence secretary lloyd austindefence government minister rajnath singh monday held talks american counterpart lloyd austin focusing various key aspects defense ties regional security scenario including us defense team secretary arrived new delhi sunday defense secretary says washington wo stand bullying chinaus secretary defense lloyd austin vowed sabbatum evergreen state would stand coercion bullying allies mate china assuring beijing united states remains committed maintaining condition quo taiwan would opt dialogue warns alliances could lead difference of opinion china defence minister warned sunday give military alignment saying would plunge region whirlpool conflict li shangfu remark came day us formosan military vessels sailed close thethey also discussed regional security issues given partake interest maintaining peace constancy contractsaustin trip new delhi comes ahead premier rector narendra modi visit washington june fuelled speculation possible announcement defence see buy armed unman aerial vehicles general atomics aeronautic systems estimated billion billion uavs would likely deploy along restive borders china pakistan strategic indian ocean production manufacture combat aircraft engines infantry combat vehicles howitzers precision gun also discussed last month washington fill defense insurance looking manufacturing jet engine india framework technology transfer power fighter june us designated republic of india major defence partner paving way sharing vital military equipment austin second chat india previous misstep india march china us defense trade india risen near zero 1000000000000 major native american purchases us included maritime patrol aircraft transport aircraft missiles bharat us upswing last years amid china growing assertion region on borders india us also signed key defence pacts deepened cooperation part quad security system group also let in japan tiesin may last year postmortem modi chair joe biden announced initiative critical emerging technology icet elevate expand strategic technology partnership defence industrial cooperation two icet anticipate mold closer linkages government academe industry two countries areas artificial intelligence quantum computing biotech space two countries inked key defence security pacts past years let in logistics exchange memoranda agreement lemoa give up militaries use bases repair replenishment us likewise signed comcasa communicating compatibility security agreement provides interoperability two militaries provides sale technology us india october india us sealed beca basic exchange cooperation agreement agreement boost bilaterally symmetric defence pact supply sharing military technology logistics geospatial maps two nation inputs agencies watch defence diplomatic minister rajnath singh holds bilateral meeting united states defence secretary lloyd j austin iii