Department of Defense Spokesperson Cmdr. Jessica Anderson provided the following statement:
Dr. Vipin Narang, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, and Mr. Vishwesh Negi, India's Joint Secretary for International Cooperation, met for the second annual U.S.-India Advanced Domains Defense Dialogue (AD3) on May 23, 2024, at the Pentagon, Washington DC.
The dialogue executes a commitment by the U.S. Secretary of Defense and Indian Minister of Defense during the 2022 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue to deepen collaboration on evolving and emerging defense domains, including space. During this year's Dialogue, Dr. Narang and Mr. Negi discussed opportunities to strengthen space cooperation and identified potential areas for collaboration with U.S. industry.
Among a group of U.S. and Indian defense officials, Dr. Narang and Mr. Negi co-chaired the first U.S.-India principal-level tabletop discussion that explored areas to enhance cooperation in the space domain. They agreed to advance AD3 through regular working group discussions. The visiting Indian Government delegation also engaged with U.S. Space Command, the Joint Commercial Operations Cell, and artificial intelligence experts from across the U.S. Department of Defense.