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Vice Chief Of Army Staff Gen BS Raju To Visit Malaysia

Lt Gen Raju is scheduled to call on the Deputy Chief of the Malaysian Army and Chief of Staff of the Malaysian Armed Forces, where he will exchange ideas on issues of mutual interest

Lieutenant General BS Raju, the Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) to go on a three-day visit to Malaysia on Thursday. 

According to the official statement, the Vice Chief will take forward the emerging defence cooperation between India and Malaysia through multiple meetings with the country's senior military and civilian leadership.

Lt Gen Raju is scheduled to call on the Deputy Chief of the Malaysian Army and Chief of Staff of the Malaysian Armed Forces, where he will exchange ideas on issues of mutual interest. 

He will also engage in extensive discussions with the CEO Malaysian Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies.

On Friday, he will witness the ongoing joint ‘Exercise Harimau Shakti’ training activities and interact with the troops.

The statement said that the visit of the VCOAS will further deepen the bilateral relationships between the two Armies and act as a catalyst for closer coordination and cooperation between the two countries on a host of strategic issues.

The visit is important because the Malaysian air force has been looking for 18 new light fighter jets with several nations, including South Korea, Pakistan, China and Sweden, making a pitch and the Indian offer is for the LCA Mk1A version.

India has also offered a dual package for the indigenous fighter jets as well as maintenance of the Russian-origin Su30 MKM aircraft being operated by Malaysia.


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