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India, China defence joint working group
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- At a meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Defence Ministries in Beijing last week, India and China reviewed the situation on the border.
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- Improving military to military cooperation: Both countries agreed on more port calls by each other’s Navies as part of measures to improve military to military cooperation.
- Focus of discussions:(1) The focus of the discussions was on border management, more port calls and activities linked to the celebration of 70 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries between April 2020 and March 2021.(2) The Indian delegation was led by a Joint Secretary from the Defence Ministry along with one star officer each from the three Services.(3) The JWG discussions will be followed by the annual defence and security dialogue headed by the Defence Secretary.
- Annual exercise:(1) The armies of India and China will hold the annual exercise Hand-in-Hand at Umroi near Shillong.(2) The two-week, company-level exercise will take place in the second half of December.
Source
The Hindu