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Australian Defence Force leadership has welcomed General Anil Chauhan as part of the first visit to Australia by an Indian Chief of Defence Staff.
Chief of the Defence Force, Admiral David Johnston AC RAN, hosted India’s Chief of Defence Staff in Canberra earlier this week, on 5 March, as part of several meetings with senior Defence leaders.
Discussions focused on practical ideas to realise both nations’ long-term vision of a defence and security collaboration that enhances collective strength and contributes to both countries’ security.
The visit advanced cooperation on shared priorities and interoperability, including in maritime domain awareness, reciprocal information sharing and deployments from each other’s territories.
“It was a pleasure to welcome General Chauhan on his first official visit to Canberra. General Chauhan’s visit underlines the value of our defence partnership with India,” ADML Johnston said.
“We are committed to working closely with our Indian partners to enhance our interoperability, strengthen people-to-people links and further cooperation with key partners to promote regional stability and security.”
India is a top-tier security partner for Australia, with both countries committed to working together to promote a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
The country is also part of the BRICS intergovernmental organisation consisting of India, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. India acquires the majority of its military equipment from Russia, the United States, France and Israel, although it has also started a Make In India domestic development program.
India and Australia have established a strong tempo of exercises and activities across maritime, land and air domains working through the bilateral Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and as trilateral and quadrilateral partners.
