The armies of Bangladesh and China are going to hold joint military exercises for the first time in May. Regarding this exercise, India says that New Delhi will keep a ‘close eye’ on the Bangladesh-China military exercise. Randhir Jaiswal, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India said this.
Earlier, China’s Xinhua News Agency and People’s Daily published news on Thursday (April 25) about possible joint military exercises between Bangladesh and China. It is reported that the exercise is likely to take place in May.
In such a situation, Indian External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal faced questions on the report of military exercises between Bangladesh and China during his regular press briefing on Thursday (April 25).
He replied, ‘Regarding your questions about joint military exercises (which I would say), you’ve heard me say it several times from this stage: We keep a close eye on all the happenings in our neighborhood and beyond. This may affect our interests, economic and security interests. And (subsequently) we take appropriate action accordingly.’
China’s People’s Liberation Army will send a team to Bangladesh in early May to participate in joint training, Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday (April 25), citing China’s Ministry of National Defense.
The report also said that the two sides will use an integrated training method in this joint training based on the United Nations system in the context of counter-terrorism and peace-building. They will also jointly organize exercises such as rescuing hostages from buses and raiding terrorist camps, Xinhua said.
The exercise will be the first joint training between the Chinese and Bangladeshi armies. The Chinese Ministry of Defense said such activities are conducive to “enhancing mutual understanding and friendship between the militaries of the two countries, and deepening exchanges and cooperation.”
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