TEL AVIV: Indian Military chief Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday visited the Northern border of Israel the place he was briefed on terrain and border administration facets by Israel Defence Forces.
Gen Naravane arrived in Israel on Sunday on his maiden go to to additional strengthen India’s defence and safety cooperation with the Jewish state.
“Common MM Naravane #COAS visited the Northern border of #Israel and was briefed on terrain & border administration facets by Israel Defence Forces #IDF,” the Indian Military tweeted.
On Monday, Gen Naravane met with Main Common Tamir Yadai, Israeli Military’s Chief of the Floor Forces, and mentioned methods to bolster bilateral navy cooperation and likewise visited the Particular Operations Unit of the Israel Defence Forces the place he was briefed on varied facets of counter-terrorism operations.
On the primary day of his go to to Israel on Monday, Common Naravane additionally acquired a Guard of Honour at Latrun, Israel.
His five-day go to to Israel comes weeks after Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar travelled to Tel Aviv.
In August, then Chief of Air Employees Air Chief Marshal R Ok S Bhadauria additionally paid a four-day go to to Israel.
Through the go to, Gen Naravane “shall be assembly the nation’s senior navy and civilian management the place he’ll talk about avenues for additional enhancing Indo-Israel defence relations,” the Indian Military had stated in a press release.
He’ll take ahead the “wonderful” bilateral defence cooperation between Israel and India via a number of conferences with senior officers of the safety institution and alternate views on varied defence-related points, it added.
In reflection of rising bilateral defence ties, India and Israel final month agreed to kind a process pressure to develop a 10-year technique for figuring out new areas of collaboration within the defence sector.
