Chief of the Air Staff (Cas) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Visits Thailand and Vietnam

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
06-September, 2015 16:26 IST
Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Air Staff (Cas) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha Visits Thailand and Vietnam
Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) has proceeded on a four day visit to Thailand and Vietnam, today.

During the first leg of his visit in his capacity as Chairman COSC, the Air Chief will visit Thailand where he will interact with the Indian Ambassador Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla & Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Royal Thai Armed Forces. The Air Chief will be presented a Guard of Honour at the Royal Thai Armed Forces Headquarters. While at Thailand, he will also meet the Commander-in-Chief, Royal Thai Air Force and call on the Deputy Defence Minister of Thailand, General Udomdej Sitabutr.

On the second leg of his visit, the Air Chief will meet Indian Ambassador to Vietnam, Smt. Preeti Saran. He will review a Guard of Honour at MoD HQ following which, he will hold discussions with the Chief of General Staff (CGS) Vietnam People’s Army. He will also meet the Chief of Vietnam People’s Air Force and call on the Minister of Defence, Vietnam.

During the visit, Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha is scheduled to discuss a wide range of bilateral issues on the ongoing defence cooperation. In recent years, there have been close and frequent contacts at political and military levels. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha’s visit to Thailand and Vietnam will further boost bilateral relations between the Armed Forces of the two countries and is likely to provide greater convergence at the operational level.

 

[GreenApple]

Vietnam :- Understandable
Thailand : Has to do with Buddhist India??

 

[Hindustani78]

Vietnam :- Understandable
Thailand : Has to do with Buddhist India??

South China sea

 

[GreenApple]

South China Sea- then Vietnam & Philipines

 

[Hindustani78]

South China Sea- then Vietnam & Philipines

All ASEAN countries are working with India, Japan,United States and Australia.

Myanmar,Pakistan and North Korea are working with Chinese.

 

[Hindustani78]

India, Thailand to strengthen bilateral defence ties - The Hindu
Updated: September 7, 2015 18:43 IST

The two sides agreed that cooperation should be increased with the Bay of Bengal countries to deal with the serious issue of sea migration
India and Thailand on Monday pledged to take bilateral defence ties to greater heights, calling for cooperation in several areas including disaster management, information exchange and “sea migration“.

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha who is here on an official visit held talks with Gen. Worapong Sanganetra, Chief of Defence Forces of Thailand, Commander-in-Chief of Royal Thai Air Force Treetod Sonjance and Gen. Udomdej Sitabutr, Thai Deputy Minister of Defence.

The two sides agreed that cooperation should be increased with the Bay of Bengal countries to deal with the serious issue of sea migration.

The Thai side expressed keen interest in the area of development of defence equipment and also for higher level of military to military exchange.

The air chief was presented a guard of honour at the Royal Thai Armed Forces headquarters.

Air Chief Marshal Raha, who is also Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee, will next visit Vietnam.

The air chief is on a four-day visit to Thailand and Vietnam to further boost bilateral relations with the armed forces of the two southeast Asian countries, which is expected to provide greater convergence at the operational level.

“Raha’s visit to Thailand and Vietnam will further boost bilateral relations between the Armed Forces of the two countries and is likely to provide greater convergence at the operational level,” said a statement from the Ministry of Defence.

 

[Sam.]

All ASEAN countries are working with India, Japan,United States and Australia.

Myanmar,Pakistan and North Korea are working with Chinese.

Cambodia is not and i think Laos is neutral :?

 

[JaiMin]

ndia Air Force Chief visits Vietnam to boost ties
VNA THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 - 20:29:39 PRINT

Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh (R) receives Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha (Photo: VNA)
The official visit to Vietnam by Indian Air Force Chief Arup Raha from September 9-11 is expected to bolster the traditional friendship, mutual understanding and trust between the two countries and peoples, particularly in defence relations.

Minister of National Defence General Phung Quang Thanh made the assertion while receiving Arup Raha, who is also Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC), in Hanoi on September 10.

Thanh said Vietnam continually bears in mind the valuable assistance from India in the cause of national liberation and construction, adding that the bilateral strategic partnership in recent years has reaped positive outcomes across the board, including in defence.

The bilateral defence partnership has been increasingly promoted since the two defence ministries signed the Vietnam-India joint vision statement on bilateral defence relations from 2015-2020 last May, which benefits each country and contributes to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and beyond, Thanh said.

For his part, Air Force Chief Arup Raha said India attaches great importance to its relations with Vietnam and is impressed with the Southeast Asian country’s achievements in national liberation and construction.

He informed the host of the outcomes of his talks with Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Do Ba Ty, during which the two sides exchanged issues of mutual concern as well as put forth numerous measures to enhance Vietnam-India defence collaboration, such as increasing delegation exchanges, training cadres and sharpening English language and information technology skills.-VNA

Welcome haha, double spicy food with fish sauce

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
29-October, 2017 18:36 IST
Visit of Chief of the Air Staff to Vietnam

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, Chief of the Air Staff is on an official visit to Vietnam from 30 Oct 17 to 03 Nov 17.

During his visit, he is scheduled to hold bilateral meeting with top brass of the Vietnam People’s Air Force and Air Defence (VPAF) on security challenges in the current geopolitical scenario and explore ways to deepen the defence cooperation further. The main focus of the visit would be on improving bilateral relations, promoting defence ties and evolving steps to further strengthen defence cooperation between the two Air Forces.

The CAS would visit the Headquarters of Vietnam People’s Air Force and Air Defence (VPAF) and a few operational air bases as well.

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