Washington: Army chiefs of India and the U.S. have reviewed the ongoing army-to-army cooperation and opportunities to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, including through joint training exercises and military exchanges.
The review was undertaken at a meeting between India’s Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh and his U.S. counterpart General Ray Odierno during General Singh’s December 2-5 visit to the U.S.
General Singh also utilized the opportunity to discuss the U.S.-India defense relationship with other senior U.S. military leadership and advance India’s military interests, according to a statement by the Indian embassy.
The visit assumes special significance in the light of enhanced defence cooperation between the two countries over the last few years and rapidly increasing engagements under the framework for India-U.S. defense relations.
The Army Chief visited important defense establishments of the U.S. military and met a number of high-ranking defence and civilian officials in Washington.
General Singh was inducted into the Carlisle, Pennsylvania, based U.S. Army War College (USAWC) International Fellows Hall of Fame, an honour in the international military community.
Singh, who is an alumnus of the USAWC having graduated with the class of 2004, was honoured for “having made a significant and enduring military/humanitarian contribution to international peace and stability” while holding the highest military rank in India.
He delivered a keynote speech to the USAWC graduating class of 2013-2014.
During the visit, General Singh was honoured with a full honours ceremony by U.S. Army Chief of Staff.
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