New Delhi, December 8
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld arrived here this evening on a bilateral visit.
He was received by Defence Secretary Ajai Vikram Singh and other senior Indian and U S officials.
During his stay in New Delhi, the US Secretary of Defence will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh.
The US Defence Secretary’s visit comes at a time when the two countries are negotiating the second phase of the ‘‘next steps in Strategic Partnership”, an initiative aimed at cooperation in space and nuclear, high-technology trade and missile defence.
