Rajnath Singh pitches for elevating scale of engagements between Armed Forces of India, Singapore

New Delhi, Jan 20: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh co-chaired the 5th India-Singapore Defence Ministers Dialogue along with his Singaporean counterpart Dr Ng Eng Hen on Wednesday. During their virtual interaction, both Ministers expressed satisfaction at the progress of ongoing defence cooperation engagements between the two countries despite limitations imposed by ongoing COVID 19 pandemic.

  

 

Both Ministers also expressed satisfaction at the growing defence ties between the two countries. They reviewed the progress of various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives being pursued over the last year and expressed commitment to further elevate the scale of engagements between the Armed Forces as well as in areas of defence technology and industry.

 

During the dialogue, both Ministers discussed new areas of potential cooperation and articulated their vision in this direction. The Ministers witnessed the signing of the Implementing Agreement on Submarine Rescue Support and Cooperation signed between the Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy.

 

During the virtual interaction, Singh conveyed his compliments on the effectiveness of pandemic mitigation measures implemented in Singapore and the contribution of Singapore Armed Forces in restricting the spread of COVID-19. He also highlighted the role of our Armed Forces in combating COVID-19 and various missions undertaken to assist in the repatriation of Indians stranded overseas.

 

On the other hand, Dr. Ng Eng reciprocated the compliments and exchanged views on the role of Armed Forces in the whole of Government’s approach towards control of the pandemic. Defence Secretary Dr. Ajay Kumar was present during the meeting.