Following the second meeting of their Joint Defence Cooperation Committee, which took place in New Delhi on July 6 and 7, India and Rwanda decided to deepen their defense partnership, among other areas of cooperation.
The deliberations primarily focused on strengthening collaboration within military training, joint exercises, defense medicine, and the defense sector.
Additionally, officials from both nations formally authorized an implementation framework outlining specific timelines for the agreed-upon activities.
Rwanda’s Brig. Gen. Louis Kanobayire, Chief of Joint Force Development, Training, and Doctrine, and Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary in India's Ministry of Defence, co-chaired the discussions.
As seen on DefenceWeb, the Rwandan delegation visited the Army Hospital supporting the medical cooperation program, met Rajesh Kumar Singh, India's Defence Secretary, and were briefed on India's homegrown defense equipment.
