Gen Singh meets American counterpart; discuss military ties

Washington, Mar 11 (PTI) Indian Army Chief Gen V K
Singh, who is currently visiting United States, had a "very
thoughtful and productive" meeting with his American
counterpart Gen George Casey, a Pentagon official said on
Friday.
"As a matter of policy, we don't provide the details
of Gen Casey's private discussions with his counterparts. But
Gen Casey was pleased and honored to host Gen Singh here. The
talks of the day were very thoughtful and productive," said Lt
Col Rich Spiegel, the spokesman of Gen Casey.
US Army Chief of Staff Gen Casey welcomed Gen Singh at
a ceremony at Fort Myer following which the Indian General
attended the wreath laying ceremony at Arlington Cemetery at
the Tomb of the Unknowns.
Gen Casey hosted him for lunch at the Pentagon and
again for the dinner at the night yesterday.
The two general were engaged in a series of meetings
throughout the day during which they reviewed the relationship
between the armies of the two countries and held discussions
on a wide range of bilateral issues.
Gen Singh's visit comes two years after former Army
Chief General Deepak Kapoor had come to the US in 2009.
In the last five years, defence relations have been
expanding between the two countries under the New Framework
for US-India Defense Relations.
The US undertakes the highest number of joint
exercises with India amongst all nations that includes the
navy-to-navy Malabar and SALVEX, army-to-army Yudhabhyas and
aerial 'Cope-India' exercises.