New Delhi: India is interested in continuing to work with Bangladesh to support defense and security needs, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday, it also stressed that neighbors must be “sensitive” to their respective problems.
“India is very sensitive to security concerns and the development of neighbors and hope for the level of reciprocal sensitivity in the neighbor’s part of India’s concern,” said Singh, while visiting the Bangladeshi High Commission here.
The minister, together with the Chief of Staff General of Bipin Rawatan and three services, attended the function to commemorate the 1971 war from the Jubilee Golden Liberation and Banga Bandhu Sheikh Mujibur, Rahman’s Centenary.
The minister’s statement came in the background of Indian concerns in increasing Chinese breakthroughs in infrastructure and other sectors in Bangladesh.
India continued to step over military bonds with Bangladesh – who accidentally obtained its first diesel-electric submarine from China a few years ago – as part of the overall policy to fight Chinese breakthroughs to its environment.
Singh, in its part, expressed satisfaction that the cooperation of defense was close to India and Bangladesh, which began during the 1971 war, continued the apace.
“Defense cooperation between the two countries has grown steadily in the past few years by several activities: Defense dialogue, staff talks, shared training, sports and high-level exchanges.
It is extraordinary that the three leaders of Bangladeshi services have visited India this year.
From India , Head of the Army and IAF visited Bangladesh this year, “he said.
“India has expanded a $ 500 million credit lines to Bangladesh for defense equipment.
We hope that this movement will spur joint activities not only in acquisition of assets but also in joint development and production with defense materials,” he added.
It’s “critical” for two armed forces to remain involved with each other for increasing leadability, to respond to contingencies, and to realize a common goal in providing security and prosperity to their people, he said describing Bangladesh’s release war as “an unprecedented event Previously “in the history of the 20th century, Singh said,” It is a moral battle against injustice, atrocities, and oppression.
Ordinary people are disabled and brutally killed.
“” The atrocities of the Barbaric of Operation Searchlight stirring the conscience of the world.
However, the strongest cruelty of resonance In the hearts and minds of ordinary Indians, “he said.
“India itself in poverty, but there is no doubt in moral support and material in wholeheartedly to the people of Bangladesh in their struggle for liberation.
This is a fight until the end of an oppressive and undemocratic regime, who oppose the people’s mandate.
India provides protection to millions Refugees even when we don’t have enough for ourselves.
A country that struggles to shoulder to others, “he added.