On June 5, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and United States (US) Secretary of Defence Mr. Lloyd Austin held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi, reports The Hindu. During the meeting, the two sides concluded a roadmap for ‘Defence Industrial Cooperation’ which shall guide the policy direction for the next few years.In addition, capacity building, including Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA), strategic infrastructure and infra development as well U.S. companies setting up Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities in India were top among the issues during talks between Rajnath Singh and Mr. Austin.Mr. Austin also held talks with the National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, during which they exchanged views about regional and global security issues of concern, including maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region.