Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed the activities of the Ministry with the three service chiefs, Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra and other senior officials.
“The Defence Minister was briefed regarding defence cooperation activities with Friendly Foreign Countries (FFCs). He was also briefed about planning activities of the armed forces, including the tri-services agencies — Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) and Defence Cyber Agency, Defence Space Agency and Armed Forces Special Forces Division, which were approved by the Cabinet Committee on Security in 2019,” the Ministry said in a statement.
Mr. Singh was briefed about the Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP), budget utilisation, major procurements and the challenges.
He also reviewed the policy matters pertaining to defence diplomacy, including bilateral and multilateral exercises, capacity building, training and material assistance to FFCs.