New Delhi (Aryavarth): Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi will be on an official visit to Bangladesh for four days from July 1 to 4.
The visit is aimed at consolidating bilateral defence relations between India and Bangladesh and exploring new avenues for naval cooperation, a Navy press release said.
The Navy Chief is scheduled to hold a bilateral discussion with his counterpart, Admiral M. Nazmul Hussan, Chief of the Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy, in Dhaka, and also review the Passing Out Parade schedule at Bangladesh Naval Academy (BNA) at Chittagong on July 4, the release added.
During the visit, the CNS would also hold bilateral discussions with the chiefs of the Bangladesh Army and Air Force, the principal staff officer of the Armed Forces Division, and senior leadership of the Bangladesh Government.
The CNS would also address participants at the National Defence College, Dhaka, and visit a few key defence facilities.
Naval cooperation between India and Bangladesh has been traditionally strong, encompassing a wide span that includes operational interactions through port calls and bilateral naval exercises, along with capacity building, capability enhancement, and training initiatives. The visit of the CNS will further strengthen the strong bonds of friendship between the natives of both countries.
India and Bangladesh share bonds of history, language, culture, and a multitude of other commonalities. The excellence of bilateral ties reflects an all-encompassing partnership based on sovereignty, equality, trust, and understanding that goes far beyond a strategic partnership. The partnership has strengthened, matured, and evolved as a model for bilateral relations for the entire region and beyond.
In the defence sector, significant bilateral exchanges took place in 2023 with the incoming and outgoing visits of the Chiefs of the Indian and Bangladesh Armed Forces.
The Bangladesh Chief of Army Staff visited New Delhi from April 27–29, 2023, and on his invitation, the Chief of Staff, Indian Army, paid a visit to the Bangladesh Military Academy.
The 5th Annual Defence Dialogue and 4th Tri-Services Talks were held from August 2021 to 2023 in Dhaka to comprehensively review ongoing defence cooperation. The Bangladesh Chief of Naval Staff visited India from September 12–15, 2023, in a series of exchanges under defence cooperation, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.