India-Brunei
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.
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