Army Chief Gen Naravane likely to visit Saudi Arabia & UAE next week to boost defence ties

Army Chief General Maj Mukund Naravane will be visiting Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) next week with an aim to boost defence and security ties with two Gulf nations. According to PTI, General Naravane is likely to leave for two-nation tour on Sunday. He is expected to stay for two days each in Saudi Arabia and UAE. 

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Army Gen Naravane to visit Saudi Arabia & UAE

Chief of Army Staff's first destination would be Saudi Arabia, PTI reported. Gen Naravane would be staying in Riyh for two days before heing to UAE. During his stay in both countries, Army Chief will meet his counterparts and senior officials. 

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Earlier in vember, Army Chief h travelled to Nepal for three days. In October, Gen Naravane along with Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla h visited Myanmar to furr deepen military and defence ties between two nations. During this visit, India h decided to supply an attack submarine to Myanmar Navy. 

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Ties between India & Gulf countries

India's relations with Gulf countries have witnessed an upswing after ties between Saudi Arabia, UAE and Pakistan suffered a dip. Pakistan's ties with Gulf countries frayed when Pakistan refused to send troops to join Saudi and Emirati troops in Yemen. Apart from this, Pakistan's growing ties with Turkey and Malaysia is also one of reasons for dip in ties with two Gulf countries. Earlier in August, Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi h expressed his displeasure at Saudi Arabia t convening an Organisation of Islamic Conference meeting on Kashmir.

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