The fourth India-Bangladesh annual defence dialogue was held on August 11 during which the two sides reviewed ongoing defence cooperation between the two countries and expressed satisfaction that collaboration is growing despite difficulties imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Defence Ministry said. Defence industrial cooperation was also discussed.
The dialogue was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar and Principal Staff Officer of Armed Forces Division (AFD) of Bangladesh Lt. Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman.
“The talks covered the existing bilateral exercises and training and agreed to increase the complexity of these exercises. Both sides reviewed the progress on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives and expressed commitment to further elevate engagements between the armed forces,” the Ministry said in a statement. “Various aspects of defence industrial and capability building cooperation came up for detailed discussions.”
