The go to comes lower than two weeks after Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to the neighbouring nation.
Army Chief Manoj Naravane on Thursday left on a five-day go to to Bangladesh throughout which he’ll work together with the Force Commanders of the United Nations Missions in Mali, South Sudan and Central African Republic and the Deputy Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutanese Army.
“He will also attend the closing ceremony of Exercise Shantir Ogrosena, a multilateral U.N.-mandated counter-terrorism exercise comprising the armed forces of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka along with observers from the U.S., U.K., Turkey and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia among others,” the Army stated in a press release.
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The go to from April 8 comes amid the Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations which mark 50 years of the liberation of Bangladesh. The Army Chief can even witness the improvements of the Bangladeshi armed forces personnel through the {hardware} show, the assertion stated.
The yr 2021 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the liberation of Bangladesh and the beginning centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
In reflection of shut ties, India can be internet hosting numerous occasions to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the 1971 struggle that led to liberation of Bangladesh.
Around 93,000 Pakistani troops had surrendered earlier than the joint forces of the Indian Army and the “Mukti Bahini” on December 16, 1971 that paved means for the beginning of Bangladesh.
Col. Anand stated Gen. Naravane can be scheduled to work together with the pressure commanders of the UN peacekeeping missions and the deputy chief operations officer of the Royal Bhutanese Army on April 12.
He can even attend the closing ceremony of train ‘Shantir Ogrosena’, a multilateral UN-mandated counter-terrorism train from April 4 to 12. Besides armies of Bangladesh and India, the train is being participated by Bhutan and Sri Lanka together with observers from the U.S., the U.Okay., Turkey and Saudi Arabia.
The Chief of the Army Staff can be scheduled to work together with the members of the Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support and Training Operations (BIPSOT), the Army spokesperson stated.
He stated Gen. Naravane can even attend a seminar on UN peace assist operations and ship a keynote deal with on ‘changing nature of global conflicts: role of UN peacekeepers’.
The Army chief can be scheduled to go to the Mujibur Rahman memorial museum in Dhanmondi the place he can pay tributes to the founding father of that nation.
(With inputs from PTI)