Overview
- India’s Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Anil Chauhan met US Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, with both sides reaffirming strategic convergence and a plan to expand and operationalise more frequent, complex TriService engagements.
- The conversation with the US commander focused on keeping peace and stability across the Indo‑Pacific, with both militaries highlighting technology as a key driver of capability and coordination.
- Earlier this week in London, Gen. Chauhan held a three‑day official visit hosted by UK Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, the first such UK trip by an Indian CDS.
- Chauhan’s UK programme included a King’s College London roundtable on defence technology and meetings with ministers Luke Pollard and Seema Malhotra to advance co‑production and work in cyber, intelligence and space.
- The talks build on a 10‑year India‑UK Defence Industrial Roadmap and a new UK Defence Partnership‑India office, which are designed to turn political alignment into joint industry projects and smoother interoperability.