US says it talked beefing up military ties with India

PHOTO CAPTION: U.S. Army and Indian Marine Commandos Special Operations Forces extract via a U.S. Army Chinook during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Dylan Lavin via U.S. Defense Visual Information Distribution Service)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and his Indian counterpart discussed steps to advance the two countries' strategic technology and defense partnership during a visit by Sullivan to New Delhi this week, the White House said on Thursday.

The two also discussed preparations for an upcoming visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, and unveiled a roadmap for bilateral cooperation, the White House said in a statement.

(Reporting by Rami Ayyub and Kanishka Singh)

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