BOLKIAH GARRISON, Monday, 22 May 2017 – The Ministry of Defence today received a visit from the India National Defence College (NDC), currently in Brunei Darussalam for a five-day study tour. The delegation comprises 16 participants and they will be visiting a number of government agencies in the next few days as part of their tour.
During the visit, Deputy Minister of Defence, First Admiral (Retired) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit received a courtesy call from the Senior Directing Staff (Army) of NDC and head of delegation, Major General Sunil Srivastava.
During the call, both sides expressed their satisfaction on the good state of defence relations between both countries. Present during the call were the High Commissioner of India to Brunei Darussalam, Her Excellency Nagma Mohamed Mallick and Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Defence, Captain (Retired) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, RBN.
Whilst in Brunei Darussalam, Major General Sunil Srivastava also paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Major General Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah.
In February 2016, Brunei Darussalam and India signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation that set a framework for cooperation in defence activities including on exchange of visits and trainings.
KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN TERIMA LAWATAN DARI NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE, INDIA
Bolkiah Garison, Isnin, 22 Mei 2017 – Kementerian Pertahanan pada hari ini menerima lawatan daripada National Defence College (NDC), India yang berada di Negara Brunei Darussalam bagi lawatan sambil belajar selama lima hari. Delegasi seramai 16 peserta itu akan melawat beberapa agensi-agensi kerajaan sebagai sebahagian daripada program lawatan mereka.
Semasa lawatan itu, Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan, Laksamana Pertama (Bersara) Dato Seri Pahlawan Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohd Tamit menerima kunjungan hormat daripada Senior Directing Staff (Army), NDC selaku ketua rombongan, Mejar Jeneral Sunil Srivastava.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua belah pihak menyatakan rasa puas hati di atas hubungan pertahanan yang baik di antara kedua buah negara. Turut hadir pada kunjungan tersebut ialah Pesuruhjaya Tinggi India ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Puan Yang Terutama Nagma Mohamed Mallick dan Setiausaha Tetap di Kementerian Pertahanan, Kepten (Bersara) Abd Rahman bin Begawan Mudim Dato Paduka Haji Bakar, TLDB.
Mejar Jeneral Sunil Srivastava juga membuat kunjungan hormat ke atas Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), Yang Dimuliakan Pehin Datu Pekerma Jaya Mejar Jeneral Dato Paduka Seri Mohd Tawih bin Abdullah.
Pada bulan Februari 2016, Negara Brunei Darussalam dan India telah menandatangani Memorandum Persefahaman dalam Kerjasama Pertahanan yang menubuhkan rangka kerja bagi kerjasama dalam aktiviti-aktiviti seperti pertukaran lawatan dan latihan-latihan.