Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh on Tuesday discussed ways to enhance defence industrial cooperation with the United Kingdom in a telephonic conversation with its Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace. <br />''<br />''The Defence Ministry stated that the conversation was cordial, positive and focused on the future growth of the bilateral defence relationship. <br />''<br />''It said that both the Ministers discussed a wide range of defence and security issues, including regional developments and the Indo-Pacific.<br />''<br />''Briefly reviewing their ongoing defence cooperation, the Ministers expressed satisfaction with their bilateral military-to-military engagements. A few potential areas of cooperation were also identified. <br />''<br />''During their conversations, Mr Singh suggested that the UK companies should become part of India's growth story and participate in co-development and co-production in India.    <br />