(a) whether the Government has chalked out a staggering round of combat exercises, professional exchanges and training deployments with different countries during the year 2014; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has chalked out a staggering round of combat exercises, professional exchanges and training deployments with different countries during the year 2014; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)
(a) & (b): Defence cooperation activities, including combat military exercises, professional exchanges and training deployments, are being pursued with a number of friendly foreign countries. The nature of such activities varies from country to country and depends on mutual interests. The scheduling of such interactions is also decided mutually between both sides.