Ashton Carter, US Defence Secretary arrived India.

US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter arrived in India on a three-day visit. Carter reached Visakhapatnam from where he left for Delhi. He met Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar. During his visit, the two countries will be signing the Defence Framework Agreement (D.F.A) that will define the US-India Defence cooperation over the next decade. This is Carter's first visit to India as Defence Secretary.