India and the United States signed a 10-year Framework for the US-India Major Defence Partnership at Kuala Lumpur
Background
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed the "framework for the US-India major defence partnership" on 31 October 2025.
It was signed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the sidelines of the 12th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus).
The framework runs for 10 years.
It is meant to give a unified vision and policy direction to defence cooperation between the two countries.
Defence is one of the main pillars of India-US ties.
Duration:
10 years
Signed at:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
US signatory:
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth
Indian signatory:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
Why it matters for exams: Defence agreements between India and the United States are a standard international-relations and defence topic.
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In plain words
ADMM-Plus ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus — A defence forum of ASEAN and its partner countries.