“The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is a superb aircraft and I am privileged to fly it,” said Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen on Tuesday, who flew a sortie at the Kalaikunda airbase.
“They offered a ride. It was a beautiful flight... It has very impressive avionics, it is a superb plane…,” Dr. Ng said in response to a question from The Hindu.
He was speaking on India-Singapore relations at Brookings India.
Talking on India’s Act East policy and the relations with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), Dr. Ng said he would discuss the possibility of multilateral naval exercises, with his Indian counterpart, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday.
“Ms. Sitharaman and I would discuss India’s relations with ASEAN which could include multilateral exercises both in the Indian and Andaman seas. That we are keen because Andaman is geographically very close to the Straits of Malacca and sea lanes of communication… I would see at as more confidence building measures and as a signal as what multilateralism can be,” he added.