The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan met with the Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, on Monday. Both the military leaders held discussions on to advance the bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries’ armies.
“Their discussions focused on advancing bilateral Defence Cooperation, expanding military-to-military ties, the prevailing geostrategic environment in the region and reaffirming the mutual commitment to regional stability and global peace”, said the Indian Army via a post on its official X account.
The defence ties between India and Kazakhstan were established in the year 2002, with signing of an agreement on defence cooperation during the then Kazakhstan Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Mukhtar Altynbaev’s visit to New Delhi.
This pact created the basic groundwork for military-technical collaboration, joint exercises, and training programs. This relationship was further enhanced in 2009 when the two nations reached an agreement to create a strategic partnership that went beyond defence and included energy and trade while on an official visit by Kazakhstan's President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, to India.
Events accelerated further with the signing of the updated agreement on Defence and Military-Technical Cooperation in 2015, which further broadened collaborations and included joint military exercises such as KAZIND, which commenced in 2016. Since then, military and ministerial visits and joint training exercises, and joint military exercises have strengthened the defence ties.
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