Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Saturday held talks with General Kevin B Schneider, Commander, Pacific Air Force and Air Component Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command, sharing resolve towards regional security.
Both sides articulated a clear intent to expand and operationalise the scope of bilateral engagements.
As per a statement by the Integrated Defence Staff on X, “General Anil Chauhan CDS engaged with General Kevin B Schneider, Commander, Pacific Air Force and Air Component Commander, US Indo-Pacific Command reaffirming the deepening strategic convergence between India and the US. Deliberations underscored a shared resolve towards regional security and the enduring maintenance of peace and stability across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.”
The meeting comes amid sustained efforts by both nations to strengthen interoperability between their armed forces and expand engagement across multiple domains, including air, land and maritime security. Defence ties between India and the United States have significantly expanded over the past decade, with both sides increasingly participating in complex joint exercises and institutional dialogues.