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India, Bangladesh Army chiefs discuss issues of ‘mutual interest’

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India, Bangladesh Army chiefs discuss issues of ‘mutual interest’

New Delhi: In a first since the political upheaval that forced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to flee, Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi held talks Wednesday with his Bangladeshi counterpart General Waker-Uz-Zaman. While Army officers remained tight-lipped on what transpired during the virtual video meet, the Army in an official post on ‘X’ said the two “exchanged views on issues of mutual interest including bilateral defence cooperation”. — ADG PI – INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) November 6, 2024There was no statement from the Bangladesh Army about the interaction.The move comes in the backdrop of a growing concern that India’s interest in Bangladesh is now overshadowed by that of China and Pakistan under the interim government led by Muhammad Yunus.India has been raising the issue of ...

Compete, coexist, confront & contest: Army chief General Dwivedi says on dealing with China

New Delhi: Notwithstanding what he termed “positive signalling” coming in from the diplomatic side, Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi Tuesday said the military commanders will have to make decisions and India wants both countries to go back to pre-May 2020 status quo. He also said that with China, “you have to compete, you have to cooperate, you have to coexist, you have to confront and contest”. “As far as China is concerned, it has been intriguing our minds for quite some time,” General Dwivedi said, at the opening ceremony of Chanakya Defence Dialogue, which looks at enhancing national and regional security by discussing contemporary issues. Show Full Article “Positive signalling is coming from the diplomatic side but what we have to understand [is] that t...

‘Masterstroke By Israel’: Army Chief On Pagers, Walkie-Talkie Attacks Against Hezbollah

Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday termed the move by Israel to set up shell companies to manufacture pagers and walkie-talkies planted with explosives as a "masterstroke". The explosives-laden communication devices were being used by Hezbollah members which exploded last month killing nearly 40 people including children and injuring over 3,000 people. The Iran-backed militant group had blamed Israel for the attack, though Israel neither confirmed nor denied the attacks. According to a New York Times report quoting three Israeli intelligence officers, the country's intelligence agency, Mossad had set up a shell company that manufactured the pagers, laced with a few grams of explosives before delivering them to Hezbollah. Experts coined the term "supply chain attacks" for...