India, Singapore extend military training agreement

[JanjaWeed]

India To Continue Training of Singapore Troops

NEW DELHI — Under a July 11 agreement reached between the visiting prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, India will continue to train troops from Singapore at India’s training facilities.

India is already training Singaporean Air Force personnel at its facilities at Kalaikunda Air Base in West Bengal, where the two countries have previously held air exercises code named SINDEX. The two countries have held several joint exercises, with the first joint Army exercise taking place in India from Feb. 11 to April 5, 2005.

The two countries signed an agreement in October 2003 on defense cooperation, under which the defense forces of the two countries would conduct joint air, land and naval exercises in India and Singapore. The agreement also calls for joint cooperation in defense production between state-owned Indian defense firms and Indian ordnance factories and Singapore defense firms.

New Delhi is keen to increase defense cooperation with Singapore as part of its “look east” policy and efforts to build stronger military linkages in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China, said Nitin Mehta, a defense analyst based here.

In addition to the air and land exercises, the two countries also have held joint naval exercises, such as search-and-rescue operations and anti-piracy exercises around the Strait of Malacca and the Bay of Bengal.

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[harpoon]

And one Singaporean member here is claiming that India was not even in the radar of SG.

 

[ahfatzia]

And one Singaporean member here is claiming that India was not even in the radar of SG.

I'm the only Singaporean in this thread so I assume you meant me, and if so please show me where did I say India is not on the radar of Singapore.

 

[harpoon]

I'm the only Singaporean in this thread so I assume you meant me, and if so please show me where did I say India is not on the radar of Singapore.

I was speaking about the forum..AFAIK there is one named Diamond_ Gold and then one ethnic Indian SG member here also who also happens to hate India.

 

[harpoon]

double post

 

[Shatterpoint]

Great news, good to see India is active in fostering friendships with it's look East policy, the fact is that a lot of these small nations want and need India's friendship and actually welcome it. Unlike with Chine where they distrust and fear China's bully tactics, no wonder the USA Pacific Command want India to take a lead role in that area of the world.

 

[GR!FF!N]

I was speaking about the forum..AFAIK there is one named Diamond_ Gold and then one ethnic Indian SG member here also who also happens to hate India.

yup..I sent him to my Ignore list...he is a Die Hard troll who knows anything about India but post rubbishes..