New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Even as India-US ties touch a new low over Trump's unilateral Tariffs, the two countries held a virtual US-India 2 2 Intersessional Dialogue and discussed cooperation in several areas including Defence, security, counter-terrorism and civil nuclear energy.

Both sides looked forward to increasing Defence cooperation, including signing a new ten-year Framework for the U.S. India Major Defence Partnership, as well as advancing Defence industrial, science and technology cooperation, operational coordination, regional cooperation and information-sharing, the US State Department said.

External Affairs Ministry Additional Secretary Nagaraj Naidu Kakanur and Defence Ministry Joint Secretary Vishwesh Negi along with Senior Bu...