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Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and South Africa’s acting Defence Secy Dr Thobekile Gamede (X/@SpokespersonMoD)
India and South Africa signed two agreements in the domain of submarine cooperation during the 9th Joint Defence Committee (JDC) meeting held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday and Tuesday.
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh led the Indian delegation to the meeting, during which he highlighted India’s growing prowess in defence manufacturing and exports and reiterated India’s commitment to strengthening relations with South Africa.
Areas of mutual interest were discussed and the way forward for further strengthening India-South Africa relations were also identified at the meeting, a Defence Ministry statement said.
“The Defence Secretary recalled the historic relations with South Africa and expressed satisfaction on the significant progress made in bilateral defence cooperation,” it said.
The South African side was headed by the acting Secretary for Defence, Dr Thobekile Gamede. The Ministry statement said the meeting began with remarks of the two co-chairs setting the agenda and providing a broad guidance to the two sub-committees that report to the JDC.
The two sub-committees on Defence Policy and Military Cooperation; and Defence Acquisition, Production, Research and Development reported the outcome of the discussions to the JDC.
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