New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): A 21-member delegation of the Royal College of Defence Studies on Tuesday began their India visit by laying a wreath to pay their homage at the war memorial in New Delhi.
The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) is a British military staff college that trains senior officers from the British Armed Forces, Civil Service, and Diplomatic Service in international security and national defence. The college’s goal is to develop strategic thinkers and leaders who can work at the strategic level in a cross-government and international environment.
The delegation of the UK-based academy is on an India visit and will be travelling across the country as part of their study tour.
UK Defence Adviser in India, Brigadier Nick Sawyer shared details of the visit on X, saying, “A delegation of the Royal College of Defence Studies today began their India visit by visiting the @salute2soldier in New Delhi and laying a wreath to pay their homage to the fallen soldiers. The 21-members cohort will be travelling across the country as part of their study tour.”
India and the UK have active defence cooperation with dialogue at Defence Secretary and three services level. At the services level, joint exercises and wide ranging exchanges between the three services are conducted on the basis of mutually agreed agenda, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
Both sides have emphasized the need to look at joint production and joint research rather than just sales and the need to move beyond a buyer-seller relationship. (ANI)
