Parrikar held one-and-a-half hour long closed door discussions with his American counterpart Ashton Carter yesterday during which the two leaders reviewed the growing bilateral defence cooperation.
Parrikar also made historic trips to PACOM headquarters in Hawaii and a nuclear powered aircraft career in his successful four-day US trip.
"Parrikar's visit to the US is a welcome sign of deepening US-India defence ties. As the first Indian Minister of Defence to visit PACOM, and with India set to rejoin the Rim-of-the-Pacific naval exercise next year, we are making necessary strides towards greater cooperation," Congressman Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said.