Overview

• Indian Ambassador Vinay Mohan Kwatra met U.S. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby at the Pentagon earlier this week to review the bilateral defense agenda.
• Kwatra called the discussion productive and said they charted actionable paths for several initiatives now in the pipeline.
• Colby wrote that the Pentagon looks forward to continuing to elevate critical defense cooperation with India, confirming the meeting’s forward focus.
• The talks followed the conclusion of the Yudh Abhyas 2025 exercise in Alaska, where Indian and U.S. forces completed two weeks of joint training.
• In August, officials from both countries discussed defense procurement, and Kwatra this week also highlighted deepening ISRO–NASA work, including India’s planned crewed moon mission and a space station target window of 2028–2035.