The U.K. is “accepting” the offer made by India to place a liaison officer at the Indian Navy’s Information Fusion Centre (IFC) for the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) in Gurugram and “we hope to have the individual in post very soon”, Admiral Tim Fraser, the U.K.’s Vice Chief of Defence Staff, said on Thursday while outlining more practical areas of cooperation beyond information sharing.
“There are many other areas to work on and emerging opportunities for further cooperation, ranging from safety to electric propulsion to cooperation on aircraft carriers. You will be aware that a Royal Navy Destroyer will visit Mumbai next month, where we hope to continue that dialogue on electric propulsion amongst many other opportunities to support Make in India,” said Admiral Fraser. The relationship between the two Navies, natural and long-standing partners, extends “far further” than information sharing, he added, while participating in a discussion on India-U.K. cooperation in IOR, organised jointly by the British High Commission and the Vivekanda International Foundation.Read More…
