New Delhi, Nov 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) India and UK discussed important issues related to defence and security during a high-level meeting held here on Friday, officials said.
According to the Defence Ministry, Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane co-chaired the annual India-UK Defence Consultative Group (DCG) meeting, along with his UK counterpart David Williams.
A Defence Ministry official said that in the meeting, the two sides discussed a host of regional security issues and reviewed the ongoing defence cooperation activities. They also discussed the situation and potential cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region and defence industrial cooperation proposals in missile systems and electric propulsion, among other possibilities, the official added.
Both sides also planned increased interactions and joint activities in the maritime domain with focus on joint exercises, maritime domain awareness, and information exchange.
They appreciated the commencement of the India UK 2+2 Foreign and Defence Dialogue, and the increased pace of military to military engagements in all domains, the official added.
Williams later laid a wreath at the National War Memorial in homage.
Source: IANS
About Gopi
Gopi Adusumilli is a Programmer. He is the editor of SocialNews.XYZ and President of AGK Fire Inc.
He enjoys designing websites, developing mobile applications and publishing news articles on current events from various authenticated news sources.
When it comes to writing he likes to write about current world politics and Indian Movies. His future plans include developing SocialNews.XYZ into a News website that has no bias or judgment towards any.
He can be reached at gopi@socialnews.xyz