Taking bilateral security ties to a new high, the US on Thursday Dec 08,2016 designated India as its "Major Defence Partner".
The designation took place as US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar -- the seventh meeting between the two.
The two sides also discussed terrorism and agreed to strengthen counter-terror cooperation.
"The designation of a 'Major Defence Partner' is a status unique to India and institutionalises the progress made to facilitate defence trade and technology sharing with India to a level at par with that of the United States' closest allies and partners," said a joint statement issued after the meeting.
The move also aims at ensuring an enduring cooperation in the future, it added.
Parrikar and Carter in their meeting reviewed the progress made in the bilateral defence ties and discussed the immense promises for the future of India-US security cooperation.
"Both sides exchanged views on regional security issues including the threat posed by terrorism. They agreed to continue further strengthening the bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and underlined the need to ensure that terror groups receive no patronage from any state," the joint statement said.
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