A major defense agreement has been signed between America and India amid the dispute over buying oil from Russia and arbitrary tariffs. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth signed the agreement for 10 years on Friday (October 31, 2025) in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.

This is the first time after Operation Sindoor that Rajnath Singh and Pete Hegseth met. Defense ministers of both the countries have come to participate in the ASEAN Plus meeting. Relations between India and America have soured since Operation Sindoor. India has always been denying US President Donald Trump’s claim of ceasefire regarding the ceasefire with Pakistan.

But keeping aside the bitterness, Rajnath Singh said about this agreement that a new chapter is beginning with the signing of the defense framework. At the same time, Pete Hegseth has described this agreement as historic and said that it is taking the India-US defense partnership forward.

This defense partnership is a sign of our increasing strategic convergence – Rajnath

Regarding the agreement, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said, ‘A useful meeting was held with his American counterpart Pete Hegseth in Kuala Lumpur. We signed a 10-year ‘Framework for the US-India Major Defense Partnership’. This will usher in a new era in our already strong defense partnership. This defense framework will provide policy direction to the entire dimension of India-US defense relations. This is a sign of our growing strategic convergence and will usher in a new decade of partnership. He said, ‘Defence will remain a major pillar of our bilateral relations. Our partnership is important to ensure a free, open and rules-based Indo-Pacific region.

This agreement takes our defense partnership forward – Pete Hegseth

At the same time, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on the 10-year-old US-India Defense Framework Agreement, ‘It advances our defense partnership, which is a cornerstone for regional stability and deterrence. We are strengthening our coordination, information sharing and technology cooperation. Our defense ties are stronger than ever.

Rajnath-Hegseth had discussed about Operation Sindoor

After the Pahalgam massacre on April 22, US Defense Minister Pete Hegseth had a long talk with Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. During that time, Rajnath Singh had described Pakistan as a disease state i.e. an evil country and said that Pakistan is engaged in destabilizing South Asia and increasing global terrorism. At the same time, Hegseth had told Rajnath Singh that India has full right to self-defense and America stands firmly with India.

After Operation Sindoor, there was once again a conversation between Hegseth and Rajnath Singh. In which Rajnath Singh had clearly said that India will continue to take military action against terrorism. This conversation took place at a time when US President Donald Trump was repeatedly saying that he had stopped the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. But India has made it clear that the military confrontation has been stopped on the request of Pakistan. Trump had no role in the ceasefire.

Now, for the first time after defeating Pakistan, Rajnath Singh and Hegseth have met in Malaysia. It is believed that apart from the 10-year defense deal, the delay in the engine of LCA Tejas fighter jet and Operation Sindoor would also have been discussed between the two defense ministers.

Indian Navy announces joint Malabar exercise with US

At the time when the defense agreement was being signed in Kuala Lumpur by Rajnath and Hegseth, at the same time in the capital Delhi, the Indian Navy announced to organize joint exercise ‘Malabar’ with America, Australia and Japan. Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsyayan, Co-Chief of the Indian Navy, informed that in the last week of November, Malabar Exercise is being organized at the Guam Military Base under the US Indo-Pacific Command.

It is believed that after this agreement, the date of Cope Exercise between the Indian and American Air Forces will also be announced soon. Air forces of Australia and Japan can also participate in this exercise.

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Malaysia news: The matter of removing a Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was a cause of controversy. However, Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has said that this dispute has been resolved. He described it as a victory of general understanding.

The radicals were not happy with this. He started spreading inflammatory things on social media about the temple-mosque dispute. After this, a Muslim religious leader who used objectionable words against Hindus was arrested.

Know what is the whole matter

There is a dispute over the removal of the 130 -year -old Goddess Shri Pathrakaliamman Temple in Kuala Lumpur. This temple is built on a small but precious land between flats and textile shops in the middle of the city. The rich people of Malaysia were already eyeing this government land. In the year 2014, Malaysia’s large textile company Jachael took this land from the government. Now the company wants to build a mosque here, for which it is being said to remove the temple.

Malaysian government said this

The Malaysian government says that the way has been cleared to remove the Goddess Shri Pathrakaliamman temple from her old place. Now this temple will be built at a new place 50 meters away from its old place and it has been agreed to all the parties. The government claims that this has ended the conversation going on for 11 years. After this agreement, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim laid the foundation stone of a new mosque named ‘Masjid Madni’ in front of television cameras on Thursday.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s statement came out

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said in an event that this is the time to show the intellect and power of Islam for the Muslim community, but to show justice and impartiality. He said, ‘Our victory occurs when we show mercy, justice and good behavior, not hate and bitterness.’

Anwar admitted that on the issue of the temple, he was trapped between the opposing groups of both communities, especially when people were getting more emotional about faith and identity. He said, ‘The radical Muslim groups are accusing me of bowing to the demands of Hindus, while some Hindu extremists are saying that I want to convert everyone into Islam.’

Radical Muslims are angry at this matter

Despite the talk of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, there is tension on social media. Muslim fundamentalists are angry about why new land is being given free of cost to the removal of the temple. He says that this temple was built without any official land in the colonial period, so the government should not give it land elsewhere. A large -scale campaign is being carried out in the entire Malaysia on this issue, which is getting the support of the fundamentalists.

Maulana arrested

Inspector General of Police Rajaruddin Hussain of Kuala Lumpur said that 41 -year -old religious leader Zamri Vinoth has been arrested for a traitorous post in Kangar in the state of Parlis, Northern Malaysia. Rajaruddin said, “The complainant saw the comments made on social media about the transfer of temple and demanded the police to investigate him.” The complaint said that the comments of the religious leader contained elements of treason and Hinduism was maligned.