Defense Minister Rajnath Singh met the Netherlands Defense Minister Ruben Berkelmens on Tuesday. In this meeting, he expressed deep concern over the terrorism across the border from Pakistan. Sources said that during the discussion, the Defense Minister appealed that Dutch companies should not provide weapons, platforms or technology to Pakistan.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said that terrorism arising from Pakistan has been a big challenge for India for many decades, due to which the country has faced serious losses. After the meeting, he said in a post on the social media platform X that he is ready to take the defense partnership between the two countries to deepening and height.
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Discussion on increasing cooperation in Indo-Pacific sector
During the discussion, the two leaders also discussed cooperation in the Indo-Pacific sector and cooperation on emerging techniques like Artificial Intelligence. According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense, the two ministers have also discussed the possibilities of shipbuilding, equipment and cooperation in space areas. The issue of skills, technology and resources of both countries was discussed, so that cooperation can be made more effective.
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The Defense Minister said in his post on X, “The youth and dynamic Defense Minister of Netherlands in New Delhi were happy to meet Ruben Berkelman’s.
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Both leaders discuss many issues
Statements from the Ministry of Defense revealed that the two leaders discussed security, information exchange, increasing cooperation in Indo-Pacific and new emerging techniques. Artificial intelligence and related techniques were considered ways to work together and the possibilities of increasing cooperation between defense technology research institutes were also discussed.