PM condemns Malegaon Blast
Sept-08,2006 18:51 IST PM CONDEMNS MALEGAON BLAST APPEALS FOR PEACE AND COMMUNAL HARMONY...First Indo-German Defence Agreement Today
The Defence Minister would hold talks with his German counterpart, Mr. Franz Josef Jung and Minister for Technology and Economics Mr. Michael Gloss.
Shri Mukherjee will also pay homage at the Zehrensdorf Indian cemetery where lie graves of 206 Indian soldiers who died as prisoners during the First World War.
Earlier, in Paris, the Defence Minister had a hectic schedule on the last day of his tour to the French capital.
He visited the Centre for Planning and Operations Management (CP&OM) which is the Joint Staff Operations Centre of the French Defence Forces. Senior Officials gave an account of the evolution of the Centre which is headed by a Major General of the Joint Services. He is directly under the Joint Chiefs of Defence Staff. The Centre is responsible for the conduct of joint operations not only for homeland security but also deployment in external theatres and providing help to the civilian populace during natural disasters. The Centre is in the process of changing and graduating for the role of a ‘coordinator’ to that of a military advisor to the Government and for planning operations. The Indian Delegation was given an overview of different types of operations being undertaken by the French Defence Forces all over the world.
During the interaction with the Indian delegation, the French side informed that they work on likely scenarios for the next 20 years and accordingly project the requirement of armaments for the Forces. Retraining of service personnel is also carried out to orient them for joint operations.
The Defence Minister also visited the French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA) where he was apprised of the Defence Procurement Procedure followed by France.
PM meeting with…
The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh meeting with the Heads of Missions from South East Asia, East Asia and Pacific countries, in New Delhi on September 02, 2006