Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman is on an official bilateral visit to the Kingdom of Thailand from 27 to 28 August 2018. Raksha Mantri held bilateral talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Thailand His Excellency Gen. Prawit Wongsuwon in Bangkok, today.
During the meetings, both sides discussed a gamut of issues relating to defense cooperation between India and Thailand.
It was decided to step up military-to-military engagement by commencing bilateral navy exercises. In addition, both countries will explore enhancement of ongoing joint exercises, the MAITREE counter-insurgency, and counter-terrorism Army Exercise as well as their SIAM BHARAT Air Force exercise.
Published On : 27 Aug 2018