Panetta Visits Leaders in New Delhi, India

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Jo Powell, second from left, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta upon his arrival in New Delhi, June 5, 2012. Panetta was scheduled to meet with national leaders and deliver a speech at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Indian National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon in New Delhi, June 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, June 5, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • Indian military police hold a wreath for a ceremony at India Gate in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with Indian military police during a wreath laying ceremony at India Gate in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. Panetta laid a wreath in honor of fallen Indian military members while on a two-day visit with Indian defense leadership. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pauses for a moment of silence after placing a wreath at India Gate in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta pauses for a moment of silence after placing a wreath at India Gate in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta signs the log book after placing a wreath at India Gate in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta passes and reviews members of the Indian military during an honors ceremony in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta stands for recognition during an honors ceremony in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta walks with Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. Panetta and Antony spoke of the stable and well-developed defense relationship between the two countries and the possibility of India taking a larger role in Afghanistan. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony in Delhi, India, June 6, 2012. Panetta and Antony discussed the stable and well-developed defense relationship between the two countries, and the possibility of India taking a larger role in Afghanistan. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy Jo Powell meet with Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta meets with Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta departs his hotel for the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. Panetta said India and the United States must continue to grow in their relationship to help provide for a peaceful Asia. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta answers a question from the Indian press at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. Panetta said India and the United States must continue to grow in their relationship to help provide for a peaceful Asia. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • An Indian reporter asks U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta a question at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. Panetta said India and the U.S. must continue to grow in their relationship in order to help provide for a peaceful Asia. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta briefs the American press in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta listens to a question from Lita Baldor, an Associated Press reporter, during a briefing for the American press in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
  • U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta briefs the American press in New Delhi, June 6, 2012. DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo