General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, Chief of Army Staff, Bangladesh Army arrived on a three-day visit to India from 27 to 29 April 2023. During the visit, he is meeting India’s senior military and civilian leadership where he will discuss avenues for enhancing India-Bangladesh defence relations. India and Bangladesh share the historical legacy of cooperation and…
India as the Chair of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in 2023 will host the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting on 28 April 2023 in New Delhi. Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization established in 2001. The SCO membership includes Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan besides India. Apart from the member states, two observer…
The 4th meeting of India-Mozambique Joint Defence Working Group was held in New Delhi on April 25, 2023. The meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence Shri Amitabh Prasad and Permanent Secretary of Ministry of National Defence of Mozambique Mr Casimiro Augusto Mueio. The two sides discussed wide ranging issues, including military training &…
A seven-member delegation of the South Korea Coast Guard will have a high level meeting with Indian Coast Guard in New Delhi on 25 April, 2023. The delegation of South Korean Coast Guard will be led by Commissioner General KIM Jong Wook, while Indian Coast Guard team will be headed by ADG Rakesh Pal, Officiating…
The Indian Army (IA) and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) held the 18th round of military talks on 23rd April 2023 to ease tensions along the contested Line of Actual Control (LAC) where the two sides have been engaged in a border row for almost three years. Notably, there is no commonly delineated Line…
At the invitation of Government of Thailand, Special Secretary, Ministry of Defence Smt Nivedita Shukla Verma will pay an official visit to Bangkok between April 20-21, 2023. During the visit, the Special Secretary will co-chair the 8th meeting of India-Thailand Defence Dialogue with Deputy Permanent Secretary for Defence of Ministry of Defence, Thailand General Nuchit Sribunsong…
India and Cyprus have signed an MoU on Defence and Military Cooperation in January 2023 during the India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr. S Jaishankar visit to Cyprus. The two diplomats stepped ahead to strengthen the bilateral relations between India and Cyprus. They signed a total of three documents, namely, an MoU on defense and military…
The Indian Air Force and French Air Force concluded an 18-day military exercise, ‘Garuda VII’, in Jodhpur involving a significant number of combat jets such as Rafale, Tejas, Jaguar and Sukhoi-30s to enhance operational cooperation, capability and interoperability. The exercise began on October 26 and culminated on November 12 2022. Noteworthy, the ‘Garuda VII’ exercise…
