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VISIT OF CHIEF OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NAVY TO INDIA
Vice Admiral J Mudimu, Chief of the South African Navy, is on a visit to India from 26 Feb to 03 Mar 07, at the invitation of Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. This is his maiden visit to India after taking over the reins of the South African Navy. The visit of Admiral Mudimu is part of the regular exchange of high-level visits between the two friendly countries.
The South African Naval Chief called on Admiral Mehta today morning. The discussions revolved on the need to formulate a system of regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region to combat threats emanating from non-state actors, particularly those related to terrorism, armed robbery and piracy. This is indeed a very important step towards curbing the menace of global terrorism and piracy. The South African Defence Forces are known for their yeomen service in the field of peacekeeping and are increasingly involved in playing a leading role in resolving conflicts in various African countries.
In addition, the two sides will explore mechanisms to activate the trilateral IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) interaction and, in this regard, consideration would be given to the possible conduct of a naval exercise involving the navies of all three nations. The exercise would seek to establish commonalities of operational approaches and aim for procedural interoperability in the first instance, and is likely to be held in May 2008. This would be the first step towards the larger integration of the navies under the South-South Dialogue.
The visit of Admiral Mudimu will further strengthen the cordial relations between India and South Africa. It will contribute to the Indian Navy's ongoing efforts to build 'bridges of friendship' and to promote maritime co-operation towards ensuring the security of international shipping lanes which are the lifelines of energy and trade.
India and South Africa enjoy excellent bilateral relations built on the historical ties that existed between the two countries during the apartheid era and were cemented, thereafter, by shared interests and commonalties. India has had traditionally close ties with the ANC during the days of its struggle against apartheid. After the establishment of the diplomatic relations, this relationship has now translated into what is now termed as a "Strategic Partnership" - a term used not only to describe our close historical ties with the ANC but also define the contours of a broader cooperative partnership which encompasses both bilateral and multilateral areas. In the bilateral sphere, defence cooperation is an important element of this partnership.
The installation of a non-racial and a democratically elected Government in South Africa in 1994 opened up new avenues for defence exchanges between India and South Africa. The Tshwane Declaration made during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's highly successful visit in Sep/Oct 06, had noted the progress made in bilateral defence co-operation and had alluded to the possibility of joint research and development.
Opportunities exist for the two vibrant multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual democracies to share experience on a variety of subjects including perhaps gaining from the Indian experience and success in the management of cultural diversity in the Armed Forces.
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=25125
Vice Admiral J Mudimu, Chief of the South African Navy, is on a visit to India from 26 Feb to 03 Mar 07, at the invitation of Admiral Sureesh Mehta, Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. This is his maiden visit to India after taking over the reins of the South African Navy. The visit of Admiral Mudimu is part of the regular exchange of high-level visits between the two friendly countries.
The South African Naval Chief called on Admiral Mehta today morning. The discussions revolved on the need to formulate a system of regional cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region to combat threats emanating from non-state actors, particularly those related to terrorism, armed robbery and piracy. This is indeed a very important step towards curbing the menace of global terrorism and piracy. The South African Defence Forces are known for their yeomen service in the field of peacekeeping and are increasingly involved in playing a leading role in resolving conflicts in various African countries.
In addition, the two sides will explore mechanisms to activate the trilateral IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) interaction and, in this regard, consideration would be given to the possible conduct of a naval exercise involving the navies of all three nations. The exercise would seek to establish commonalities of operational approaches and aim for procedural interoperability in the first instance, and is likely to be held in May 2008. This would be the first step towards the larger integration of the navies under the South-South Dialogue.
The visit of Admiral Mudimu will further strengthen the cordial relations between India and South Africa. It will contribute to the Indian Navy's ongoing efforts to build 'bridges of friendship' and to promote maritime co-operation towards ensuring the security of international shipping lanes which are the lifelines of energy and trade.
India and South Africa enjoy excellent bilateral relations built on the historical ties that existed between the two countries during the apartheid era and were cemented, thereafter, by shared interests and commonalties. India has had traditionally close ties with the ANC during the days of its struggle against apartheid. After the establishment of the diplomatic relations, this relationship has now translated into what is now termed as a "Strategic Partnership" - a term used not only to describe our close historical ties with the ANC but also define the contours of a broader cooperative partnership which encompasses both bilateral and multilateral areas. In the bilateral sphere, defence cooperation is an important element of this partnership.
The installation of a non-racial and a democratically elected Government in South Africa in 1994 opened up new avenues for defence exchanges between India and South Africa. The Tshwane Declaration made during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's highly successful visit in Sep/Oct 06, had noted the progress made in bilateral defence co-operation and had alluded to the possibility of joint research and development.
Opportunities exist for the two vibrant multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-lingual democracies to share experience on a variety of subjects including perhaps gaining from the Indian experience and success in the management of cultural diversity in the Armed Forces.
http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=25125
