India, Bangladesh hold tri-service staff talks to enhance military ties

The second India-Bangladesh Tri-services Staff Talks (TSST) were held in New Delhi on Wednesday, August 10, and both sides reiterated their commitment to strengthening bilateral military ties.

The discussions focused on the ongoing and new initiatives taken under the ambit of the existing bilateral defence cooperation mechanism of all three services and further strengthened the bilateral defence engagements

Brigadier Vivek Narang from the Indian side and Brigadier General Husain Muhammad Rahaman from the Bangladesh side co-chaired the meeting.

The TSST is a forum established to strengthen defence cooperation between the two countries through regular talks at the strategic and operational levels between the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and the Bangladesh Armed Forces Division.