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India and Singapore, after signing pacts which allow the armed forces of the latter to train here, are all set to further expand their bilateral military ties.
Visiting chief of the defence forces of Singapore, Lt-General Desmond Kuek, will hold discussions with Navy chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta, also chairman of the chiefs of staff committee, among others, on Tuesday to discuss ways to bolster military cooperation between the two countries.
Under the bilateral five-year agreements, India will be a regular host for the training of Singapore's small but high-tech armed forces. Singapore, in turn, will pay for access to Indian military training facilities and even keep some of its military equipment here on a permanent basis now.
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