Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Arange of bilateral security and defence issues, including priority areas for co-development and co-production of defence equipment, figured at the India-Germany High Defence Committee meeting co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and State Secretary, German Ministry of Defence, Jens Plötner, in New Delhi on November 18.
“The co-chairs reaffirmed commitment to enhance military-to-military cooperation with a focus on developing defence ties as a key pillar of the Strategic Partnership between India and Germany,” the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in its press release.
“They also exchanged views on the regional security situation and discussed intensifying bilateral exchanges, including the institution of military exercises. Germany will be participating in TARANG SHAKTI (multinational air combat exercise) and MILAN (multinational naval exercise), which is planned in 2026,” it added. Notably, India is the ‘First Responder’ and ‘Net Security Provider’ for countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
According to the MoD, the Defence Secretary informed the visiting German delegation that India’s approach to the region is guided by its vision of MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement of Security and Growth Across Regions).