The first summit was held on September 6 between the Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in New Delhi. The meeting between both sides reaffirmed the U.S.'s designation of India as a "Major Defense Partner". India was granted license-free exports, re-exports, and transfers under the License Exception Strategic Trade Authorization. India and the U.S. signed a Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement which facilitates interoperability between militaries the and sale of high-end technology. The summit resulted in both sides beginning negotiations for the Industrial Security Annex which would allow U.S. defense firms to sell military equipment to Indian partners.
