As part of enhance engagement of the Indian armed Forces with the militaries of the Indian Ocean region as also with other prominent military powers, the Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on a week-long visit to South Africa and Botswana beginning from tomorrow morning.
India and South Africa have seen enhanced military cooperation especially during the past decade including in the fields of military training and procurement of military hardware. The two countries have seen frequent exchanges of army delegations in the recent past. On his first leg of the visit, the Army Chief is scheduled to visit the South Africa Army Headquarters, army engineer formation, army war collage in Pretoria; air force base, a parachute regiment and the school of armour at Bloems Pruit; and the naval base in Cape Town. General Deepak Kapoor will lay wreath at the South Africa War Memorial at Fort Klapper Kop. The Army Chief is scheduled to hold wide ranging discussions with their counterparts including the Chief of South Africa National Defence Forces (SANDF), General Godfrey Ngwenya.
On the next leg of visit, the army Chief will be visiting various military establishments including the Indian Army's Training Team (IATT) in Botswana. General Deepak Kapoor is to hold discussions with Lt. Gen. THC Masire, the Commander of Botswana Defence Forces (BDF). He is also expected to meet the Botswana Minister of Defence and also call on the President. Botswana and India have had a sustained history of military cooperation especially in the field of army training assistance, of which IATT is an example. A large numbers of senior Botswana military personal including its leadership have been trained in various Indian military training institutions including at the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) at Pune.
India and South Africa have seen enhanced military cooperation especially during the past decade including in the fields of military training and procurement of military hardware. The two countries have seen frequent exchanges of army delegations in the recent past. On his first leg of the visit, the Army Chief is scheduled to visit the South Africa Army Headquarters, army engineer formation, army war collage in Pretoria; air force base, a parachute regiment and the school of armour at Bloems Pruit; and the naval base in Cape Town. General Deepak Kapoor will lay wreath at the South Africa War Memorial at Fort Klapper Kop. The Army Chief is scheduled to hold wide ranging discussions with their counterparts including the Chief of South Africa National Defence Forces (SANDF), General Godfrey Ngwenya.
On the next leg of visit, the army Chief will be visiting various military establishments including the Indian Army's Training Team (IATT) in Botswana. General Deepak Kapoor is to hold discussions with Lt. Gen. THC Masire, the Commander of Botswana Defence Forces (BDF). He is also expected to meet the Botswana Minister of Defence and also call on the President. Botswana and India have had a sustained history of military cooperation especially in the field of army training assistance, of which IATT is an example. A large numbers of senior Botswana military personal including its leadership have been trained in various Indian military training institutions including at the prestigious National Defence Academy (NDA) at Pune.
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