Chief Operations Officer, Royal Bhutan Army Calls On Defence Minister In New Delhi.

New Delhi, Delhi, 4th of February, 2025 : Chief Operations Officer (COO), Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) Lt Gen Batoo Tshering called on Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on February 04, 2025, and held discussions encompassing a variety of issues on bilateral relations. During the talks, Raksha Mantri reaffirmed India’s readiness to support Bhutan in capability enhancement for defence preparedness, including provisioning of defence equipment and assets to augment capacities of Bhutan, as per its national priorities and in line with India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy.

On his part, Lt Gen Batoo Tshering appreciated Government of India’s continued support and thanked India in assisting Bhutan in augmenting its modern defence capacities and training of RBA. He also reaffirmed RBA’s firm commitment to work closely with India in realising the shared vision for peace and prosperity in the region.

COO, RBA is on an official visit to India from February 02-05, 2025. The visit is part of continued high-level engagements between the two sides and has provided an opportunity to further deepen the bilateral defence & security relations.

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