Stating that India and the United States have made important steps towards strengthening defence partnership, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti said the two countries are committed to promote resilient and rules-based international order to safeguard "free open and inclusive" Indo-Pac
Union Minister of State Ajay Bhatt met his UAE counterpart Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi and discussed opportunities for cooperation in defence sector and explored newer avenues, the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi said in a statement on Thursday.
The India-US 2+2 Dialogue holds "great significance" against the backdrop of a "volatile" global scenario, said Defence Secretary, Giridhar Aramane, while emphasising the critical role of the meeting in exploring avenues for "upholding international law" and providing "humanitarian assist
"To give a fillip to our defence cooperation outreach, we are establishing Defence Wings at new locations across the world. Our national resolve to achieve self-reliance in defence hardware is also being enabled by a resurgent Indian defence Industry," he added.
According to the Press release, in the meeting which was held on October 16 to 17, both sides discussed ties focussed on new initiatives under the ambit of existing bilateral defence cooperation mechanism and strengthening ongoing defence engagements.
These discussions laid the groundwork for enhanced defence cooperation between the two nations, touching upon various crucial aspects of their partnership, read the Ministry of Defence press release.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who is on an official visit to Italy, held a meeting with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto in Rome and signed an agreement on Defence cooperation between India and Italy.
The two sides held discussions on enhancing bilateral defence cooperation and strengthening bonds of friendship between the armies of India and Tanzania.
During this visit, General Pande will engage in a series of meetings and discussions with Tanzanian dignitaries and senior officers, focusing on strengthening the bilateral defence relationship, read the Ministry of Defence press release.
Indian Army chief Gen Manoj Pande on Monday interacted individually with Chiefs of Armies who arrived at New Delhi to attend Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference 2023, officials said on Monday.
Responding to a query put forward by ANI on India-Saudi defence cooperation, Secretary (CPV and OIA)), Ausaf Sayeed, said, “I am happy to share with you that during this visit as many as eight agreements have been signed.”