India reaffirms support to Bhutan

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, at a meeting with Bhutan’s top military general today, 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.

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) Lt Gen Batoo Tshering had called on Singh in New Delhi today and held discussions encompassing a variety of issues on bilateral relations.

On his part, Lt Tshering appreciated Indian Government’s continued support and thanked India in assisting Bhutan in augmenting its modern defence capacities and training of troops, a statement of the Ministry of Defence said.

The Bhutanese general also reaffirmed a firm commitment to work closely with India in realising the shared vision for peace and prosperity in the region.

The visiting military official has met several Indian military officials, including the Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi and Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh.