External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on September 27 held a bilateral meeting with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin. <br /><br />US Defence Secretary in his opening remark said, “Through our (US-India) deepening cooperation with Japan and Australia, we are delivering on the issues that matter most to the region, from entering infrastructure development to maritime security.” <br /><br />“Sustaining the region's security is especially important in recent months, we have seen the PRC intensify its efforts to challenge the rules-based international court from its unprecedented provocations in the Taiwan Strait to its actions,” he added.
