Continuing camaraderie found at the recent joint army maneuvers and in the wake of the November 26 terror attack on Mumbai, New Delhi and Beijing on Monday called for greater defence cooperation to combat the growing menace of terrorism and threats "sponsored by religious fundamentalism".
The call was made in the India-China Annual Defence Dialogue held in New Delhi. India was represented by Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and the Chinese side was led by Lt. Gen. Ma Xiaotian, of the People's Liberation Army.
"Both leaders highlighted the importance of Indo-China defence relations in the light of the new political order and the increasing menace of terrorism and non-traditional threats sponsored by religious fundamentalism," a senior defence official said.
Agreeing that "unilateralism" was not the way forward, the two sides agreed on the importance of "international cooperation."
"They agreed on the importance to work collectively to defeat these destabilising forces," the official added.
The two Asian powers also shared perspectives on various global and regional security situations, including piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
The call was made in the India-China Annual Defence Dialogue held in New Delhi. India was represented by Defence Secretary Vijay Singh and the Chinese side was led by Lt. Gen. Ma Xiaotian, of the People's Liberation Army.
"Both leaders highlighted the importance of Indo-China defence relations in the light of the new political order and the increasing menace of terrorism and non-traditional threats sponsored by religious fundamentalism," a senior defence official said.
Agreeing that "unilateralism" was not the way forward, the two sides agreed on the importance of "international cooperation."
"They agreed on the importance to work collectively to defeat these destabilising forces," the official added.
The two Asian powers also shared perspectives on various global and regional security situations, including piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
No comments:
Post a Comment