Singapore and India renew joint training agreement

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Singapore and India renew joint training agreement
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By Lim Yan Liang

SINGAPORE and India on Monday renewed a bilateral agreement that will see the Singapore army train and exercise in India for another five years.

The renewal was signed by Permanent Secretary of Defence Chiang Chie Foo and Indian Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and his Indian counterpart A K Antony, who is here on a working visit.

The two armies jointly conduct bilateral armour and artillery exercises, codenamed Ex Bold Kurukshetra and Ex Agni Warrior respectively.

The most recent bilateral armour exercise took place in March this year.

Singapore and India renew joint training agreement