Big defence boost! India and Brunei kick off new military partnership in Delhi
The inaugural meeting of India-Brunei Joint Working Group (JWG) on Defence Cooperation took place in New Delhi on December on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone in advancing the bilateral partnership between the two nations.
Key areas that were discussed include expansion of military-to-military exchanges and joint training, maritime security collaboration, with focus on safety of sea lanes and Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief, capacity building, opportunities for defence industry collaboration and technology cooperation.
The meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Amitabh Prasad and Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Brunei Poh Kui Choon.
Prior to the meeting, the co-chairs signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the establishment of JWG on defence cooperation.
The signing of the ToR marked the beginning of a new era of bilateral defence cooperation.
The JWG serves as a constructive platform to review ongoing defence engagements and explore new avenues for cooperation.
Both sides welcomed the growing momentum in the defence partnership and agreed to implement a structured roadmap for cooperation under the JWG mechanism.
They reaffirmed their shared commitment to maintaining peace, stability, and rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region.
The visiting Deputy Permanent Secretary also called on Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi, as part of his two-day visit.
Poh Kui Choon also visited DPSU Bhawan which is a new, state-of-the-art facility recently inaugurated by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi as a central hub for all 16 Defence Public Sector Undertakings to foster collaboration, innovation, and showcase India’s defence manufacturing capabilities to the world.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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