{"id":316833,"date":"2019-11-17T05:40:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-17T05:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=316833"},"modified":"2019-11-17T05:41:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-17T05:41:00","slug":"thailand-defence-minister-rajnath-singh-discusses-regional-security-with-us-secretary-of-defence-dr-mark-t-esper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/thailand-defence-minister-rajnath-singh-discusses-regional-security-with-us-secretary-of-defence-dr-mark-t-esper\/","title":{"rendered":"Thailand: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh discusses regional security with US Secretary of Defence Dr Mark T Esper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/thailand-defence-minister-rajnath-singh-discusses-regional-security-with-us-secretary-of-defence-dr-mark-t-esper\/rajnath-us\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-316834\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-316834 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/rajnath-us-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/rajnath-us-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/rajnath-us-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/rajnath-us-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/rajnath-us-696x463.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/rajnath-us-1068x710.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/rajnath-us-632x420.jpg 632w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/11\/rajnath-us.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a>Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Dr Mark T Esper on the sidelines of ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus)in Bangkok on Sunday. Expressing happiness on the growing relationship between India and US, Rajnath Singh said, the bilateral cooperation between the two sides has grown across a wide range of sectors including defence and security, economy, energy, counter-terrorism and people-to-people ties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Rajnath Singh added that there is growing convergence between India and US in the Indo-Pacific region and India\u2019s vision for Indo-Pacific is for a free &amp; open, peaceful, prosperous and inclusive region supported by a rules-based order and respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is central to India\u2019s vision of Indo-Pacific. Both countries are working together in the area of Maritime security including elements such as joint exercises, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations and Maritime Domain Awareness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The two Ministers also discussed a number of other issues concerning regional security and bilateral defence cooperation. The meeting ended on a positive note and Rajnath Singh looked forward to have substantial discussions during the forthcoming 2+2 dialogue in Washington DC later next month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Later, in a tweet, \u00a0Rajnath Singh described his meeting with US Secretary of Defence as excellent. \u201cWe talked about ways to expand defence cooperation between India and the United States,\u201d he tweeted.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with US Secretary of Defence Dr Mark T Esper on the sidelines of ASEAN Defence Ministers\u2019 Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus)in Bangkok on Sunday. 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