Lok Sabha Question No. 407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: Defence Cooperation with Foreign Countries
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.407

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2018

## DEFENCE COOPERATION WITH FOREIGN COUNTRIES

407. SHRI RAMDAS  C. TADAS:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO: SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) the countries with which discussions were held on defence co-operation during the last three years and the current year along with the details thereof;
- (b) the  countries  with  which  agreement  for  exchange  of  defence  equipment  and technology has been signed during the last three years along with the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the Government  has  signed  a defence  equipment  and  technology agreement with any country for the jawans posted at Siachen; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

(DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE)

र  ा रा य मं ी

(डा. सुभाष भामरे)

(a) & (b): Details  of  countries  are  in  Annexure-I  and  II  respectively.

(c) & (d): All efforts are made  to ensure availability of necessary equipment and technology for our Armed Forces.  Specific details are not being placed in the public domain for operational reasons.

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## ANNEXURE- I REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 407 FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2018

## Names of countries with  which discussions  held on defence cooperation during the last three years and the current year:

|   S. No. | COUNTRY        | S. No.   | COUNTRY              |
|----------|----------------|----------|----------------------|
|        1 | Afghanistan    | 36.      | Myanmar              |
|        2 | Armenia        | 37.      | Namibia              |
|        3 | Australia      | 38.      | Nepal                |
|        4 | Belarus        | 39.      | New Zealand          |
|        5 | Bangladesh     | 40.      | Nigeria              |
|        6 | Bhutan         | 41.      | Oman                 |
|        7 | Botswana       | 42.      | Philippines          |
|        8 | Brazil         | 43.      | Poland               |
|        9 | Brunei         | 44.      | Portugal             |
|       10 | Cambodia       | 45.      | Rawanda              |
|       11 | Canada         | 46.      | Republic of Korea    |
|       12 | Czech Republic | 47.      | Russia               |
|       13 | China          | 48.      | Saudi Arabia         |
|       14 | Egypt          | 49.      | Serbia               |
|       15 | France         | 50.      | Seychelles           |
|       16 | Fiji           | 51.      | Singapore            |
|       17 | Germany        | 52.      | South Africa         |
|       18 | Greece         | 53.      | Spain                |
|       19 | Indonesia      | 54.      | Sri Lanka            |
|       20 | Israel         | 55.      | Sweden               |
|       21 | Italy          | 56.      | Switzerland          |
|       22 | Japan          | 57.      | Tajikistan           |
|       23 | Jordan         | 58.      | Tanzania             |
|       24 | Kazakhstan     | 59.      | Thailand             |
|       25 | Kenya          | 60.      | Turkmenistan         |
|       26 | Kyrgyz         | 61.      | Uganda               |
|       27 | Lao PDR        | 62.      | United Arab Emirates |
|       28 | Lesotho        | 63.      | United Kingdom       |
|       29 | Madagascar     | 64.      | Ukraine              |
|       30 | Malaysia       | 65.      | USA                  |
|       31 | Maldives       | 66.      | Uzbekistan           |
|       32 | Mauritius      | 67.      | Vietnam              |
|       33 | Mozambique     | 68.      | Zambia               |
|       34 | Mongolia       | 69.      | Zimbabwe             |
|       35 | Morocco        |          |                      |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED IN THE REPLY GIVEN IN PARTS (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 407 FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2018 Names  of  countries with which  agreement  of exchange  of defence equipment and technology signed during 2016 to 2018:

1.  Afghanistan
2.  Canada
3.  France
4.  Japan
5.  Kyrgyzstan
6.  Philippines
7.  Russia
8.  Seychelles
9.  UAE
10.  USA
11.  Vietnam.
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