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Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar co-chaired the India-UK Defence Consultative Group meeting with his UK counterpart David Williams in London yesterday. They reviewed the progress of various Service level bilateral groups and other defence cooperation mechanisms.

The Defence Secretary held a discussion on a wide range of issues relating to the defence and industrial cooperation between India and the UK.

Both sides considered new areas for defence industrial cooperation and explored emerging domains such as cyber and Artificial Intelligence. They committed to working together for strengthening the bilateral defence relationship.

Later, Defence Secretary also held a bilateral meeting with UK NSA Tim Barrow. They discussed a number of key defence and security issues.