India, New Zealand ink defence pact, to boost Indo-Pacific cooperation | India News

NEW DELHI: With India and New Zealand now inking an MoU on defence cooperation, their Navy chiefs have mentioned measures to improve naval ties, maritime cooperation within the essential Indo-Pacific and joint coaching initiatives. Admiral Dinesh Okay Tripathi mentioned numerous steps to improve maritime ties with Rear Admiral Garin Golding, who can also be slated to meet Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan in addition to the Army and IAF chiefs.
Rear Admiral Golding’s six-day go to marks “a significant step in the evolution of the bilateral defence relations”, fostering deeper naval cooperation and reinforcing mutual pursuits within the Indo-Pacific, an official mentioned.
He may also go to the Western Naval Command at Mumbai, the place he’ll work together with officers and sailors, go onboard indigenous destroyer INS Surat, and discover avenues for future collaboration in ship upkeep and expertise.