Rajnath Singh, Malaysian Defence Minister discuss bilateral, regional, industrial cooperation

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a video conference with the Senior Defence Minister of Malaysia YB Dato 'Seri HishammuddinTun Hussein on Monday, where the two defence leaders covered a wide range of topics relating to bilateral, regional and industrial defence cooperation between India and Malaysia.

According to a press statement released by the Ministry of Defence, the two ministers talked about measures to improve the current India-Malaysia Defence Cooperation Meeting MIDCOM framework's defence cooperation activities and structure. It decided to use the upcoming MIDCOM, which will take place in July 2022, as a venue for stronger participation in defence.

Rajnath spoke about the ways Indian defence industries may support Malaysia at the meeting. He proposed that senior Malaysian commanders travel to India to see firsthand the resources and goods produced by the Indian Defense Industry.

The senior defence minister of Malaysia stressed the need for women to be included in peacekeeping missions, which both parties agreed to have a discussion about in the future. A capacity improvement for HADR humanitarian assistance and disaster relief activities was approved by the duo.

Rajnath Singh also extended his greetings to Dato 'Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, who took over as Senior Defence Minister of Malaysia in August 2021. Both Ministers underlined a desire to deepen the already close defence ties between India and Malaysia, which they said at the end of the meeting.