India, Israel hold 13th round of Staff Talks, focus on improving defence collab

India and Israel successfully held the 13th round of Staff Talks from February 3 to 6 in New Delhi which focused on improving various areas of defence cooperation such as joint training sharing technology and regional security ANI reportedThe Additional Directorate General of Public Information of the Indian Army shared details of the dialogue on X stating The 13th IndiaIsrael Staff Talks were successfully conducted from 03 to 06 February at New Delhi India The discussions focused on enhancing defence cooperation joint training technology sharing and regional securityHighlighting the importance of the dialogue the Indian Army added This strategic dialogue reaffirms the commitment to mutual growth in defence capabilities fostering deeper bilateral ties between the two nations united by shared interests and trustDefenceCooperation Strengthening IndiaIsrael TiesThe 13th IndiaIsrael Staff Talks were successfully conducted from 03 to 06 February at New Delhi India The discussions focused on enhancing defence cooperation joint training technology sharing and regional securityhellip pictwittercomhe6B5uQjqQmdash ADG PI INDIAN ARMY adgpi February 6 2025Both the countries cooperate across several fronts Last year the two countries held the 17th IndiaIsrael Foreign Office Consultations showcasing the strength of the Strategic Partnership The discussions included an exchange of views on the prevailing situations in West Asia and the IndoPacific ANI reportedIn another recent development the Chief Operations Officer of the Royal Bhutan Army Lieutenant General Batoo Tshering concluded his visit to India on ThursdayThe Indian Army stated that the visit reinforced bilateral military cooperation explored new approaches for defence collaboration and reaffirmed the enduring bond between the armies of both nations ANI reportedIn a statement shared on X the Indian Army said that India and Bhutan share a deeprooted friendship based on historical ties mutual respect and cultural affinity Lieutenant General Tshering was on a sixday visit to India from February 1 to February 6RussiaIndia relations based on special and privileged strategic partnership Vladimir PutinPresident Vladimir Putin on Sunday said that RussianIndian relations are based on special and privileged strategic partnership and hoped that the two countries will use joint efforts to continue to consistently build up productive bilateral cooperation across all areasPresident Putin sent heartfelt congratulations to President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Indias 76th Republic Day the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia saidRussianIndian relations are based on special and privileged strategic partnership I am confident that we will use joint efforts to continue to consistently build up productive bilateral cooperation across all areas as well as constructive interaction in international affairs he saidWithout a doubt this meets the fundamental interests of our friendly peoples and is in line with the efforts to form a fair multipolar international order Putin addedIn his message Putin said that the Indian Constitution that came into force 75 years ago laid the foundation for building effective state institutions and a free democratic development of IndiaSince then your country has achieved universally recognised successes in socioeconomic scientific technical and other fields and has gained welldeserved authority in the international arena he addedWith inputs from ANI