- Discusses ways to bolster defence industrial cooperation with focus on ‘Make in India’
- Means to strengthen maritime cooperation & increase scope & complexity of bilateral exercises also deliberated upon
NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, NOV 28
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held the 4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue with Minister of Armed Forces of the French Republic Sebastien Lecornu in New Delhi on Monday. The meeting was held in a very cordial atmosphere. A wide range of bilateral, regional, defence and defence industrial cooperation issues were discussed in the dialogue.
4th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue was held in New Delhi today. Several important bilateral, regional, defence & defence industrial cooperation issues were discussed.
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— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) November 28, 2022
The Ministers reviewed the ongoing military-to-military cooperation which has increased substantially in the recent years. They discussed means to strengthen maritime cooperation and increase the scope and complexity of bilateral exercises. They noted with satisfaction that India and France recently held their bilateral Air Exercise ‘Garuda’ at Air Force Station, Jodhpur successfully.
#India – #Malaysia joint #military Ex “Harimau Shakti -2022” commenced at Pulai, Kluang, Malaysia on 28 #November & will culminate on 12 #December #annual #Training Event btwn #Indian & #Malaysian #Army since 2012
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— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) November 28, 2022
During the dialogue, one of the key areas of discussion was defence industrial cooperation with a focus on ‘Make in India’. Future collaborations and potential co-production opportunities were discussed. The Ministers agreed that the technical groups from both the countries should meet early next year and take the key cooperation issues forward.
Had warm and fruitful discussions with the Defence Minister of France, Mr Sebastien Lecornu during the fourth India-France Annual Defence Dialogue in New Delhi today.
A wide range of bilateral, regional & defence industrial cooperation issues were discussed during the dialogue. pic.twitter.com/ws6sYOvKUN
— Rajnath Singh (मोदी का परिवार) (@rajnathsingh) November 28, 2022
The Ministers recognised their convergences on number of strategic & defence issues and shared the commitment to work together on enhancing cooperation in bilateral, regional and multilateral fora, with a focus on the Indo-Pacific region. France is the current chair of Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) and Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) and both countries cooperate closely in these fora.
Women enthusiastically participate in Agniveer Army Recruitment Rally for Women Military Police being held at Vellore, Tamilnadu.
Female candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamilnadu participate. @MinistryWCD @smritiirani @DrTamilisaiGuv @pibchennai @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/JcVHJoakCq— Defence PRO Chennai (@Def_PRO_Chennai) November 27, 2022
As part of his visit to India, Sebastien Lecornu on Sunday made a day-long trip to Headquarters, Southern Naval Command and visited India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant. The French Minister of Armed Forces stated that he was highly impressed with INS Vikrant. France is one of India’s most trusted strategic partners and both countries look forward to celebrating 25 years of their strategic partnership in 2023.
