Moving to develop its footprint within the Indian Ocean area and counter Chinese affect, New Delhi is reinvigorating ties with Oman the place it has secured entry to the important thing port of Duqm for army use and logistical help.
The authorities is laying out the pink carpet for Oman’s high protection official Mohammed Nasser Al Zaabi who can be in India from January 30 to February 4 on an official go to. Al Zaabi, Secretary General of Ministry of Defense of the Sultanate of Oman, is the manager head of the Omani protection institution because the Minister’s cost is held by Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Shihab.
Zaabi can be in New Delhi to co-chair the Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMMC) with Defense Secretary Ajay Kumar. The JMCC, the very best discussion board of engagement between India and Oman within the area of protection, evaluates and supplies steering to the general framework of protection exchanges between the 2 sides. It is anticipated to satisfy yearly, however couldn’t be organized after 2018 when the assembly of the ninth JMCC was held in Oman. Coming because it does after a hiatus of three years, the tenth JMCC is anticipated to comprehensively consider the continued protection exchanges and supply a roadmap for additional strengthening protection ties within the coming years. India secured entry to Duqm as a part of its maritime technique to counter Chinese affect and actions within the area. This was one of many key takeaways of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Oman in February 2018.
On the sidelines of the JMCC, Zaabi is anticipated to name on Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and also will be briefed on the Indian protection manufacturing trade for attainable procurement and joint manufacturing.
His go to can be adopted by a sequence of protection engagements in February that may embody back-to-back visits to India by the Chief of the Royal Navy of Oman (RNO), and the Chief of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) , employees talks between Indian Navy and CRNO, and a bilateral Air Force train in Jodhpur.
Oman is the one nation within the Gulf area with which all three companies of the Indian armed forces conduct common bilateral workout routines and employees talks. Oman additionally supplies vital operational help to Indian naval deployments within the Arabian sea for anti-piracy missions.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
