<p>US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will pay a two-day visit to India beginning Sunday, more than two weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled trip to Washington.</p>.<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Austin will hold talks on Monday on a host of issues relating to bilateral defence cooperation, the defence ministry said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The US Defence Secretary will arrive in India on Sunday from Singapore on a two-day visit, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pm-narendra-modi-to-address-joint-session-of-us-congress-1224293.html" target="_blank">PM Narendra Modi to address joint session of US Congress</a></strong></p>.<p>It will be Austin's second visit to India. His previous trip to the country was in March 2021.</p>.<p>The ministry said Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius will also visit New Delhi for bilateral talks with Singh that will take place on June 6.</p>.<p>A host of bilateral defence cooperation issues, with a focus on industrial cooperation, are likely to be discussed during Singh's meetings with Austin and Pistorius, it said.</p>
<p>US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin will pay a two-day visit to India beginning Sunday, more than two weeks ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled trip to Washington.</p>.<p>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Austin will hold talks on Monday on a host of issues relating to bilateral defence cooperation, the defence ministry said on Saturday.</p>.<p>The US Defence Secretary will arrive in India on Sunday from Singapore on a two-day visit, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/pm-narendra-modi-to-address-joint-session-of-us-congress-1224293.html" target="_blank">PM Narendra Modi to address joint session of US Congress</a></strong></p>.<p>It will be Austin's second visit to India. His previous trip to the country was in March 2021.</p>.<p>The ministry said Germany's Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius will also visit New Delhi for bilateral talks with Singh that will take place on June 6.</p>.<p>A host of bilateral defence cooperation issues, with a focus on industrial cooperation, are likely to be discussed during Singh's meetings with Austin and Pistorius, it said.</p>