Army Chief to visit Singapore

By Amit Baruah

SINGAPORE, AUG. 20. The Army Chief, Gen. Padmanabhan, will be visiting Singapore and Japan from August 23 - his first-ever foreign tour since taking over as Chief on September 30 last year.

During the Singapore-leg of his visit, the General will have meetings with the Chief of Army, Major-General Ng Yat Chung, the Chief of Defence Force, Lt. Gen. Lim Chuan Poh, and the Second Minister of Defence, Rear Admiral Teo Chee Hean.

He will also visit Singapore Technologies which manufactures the SAR 21 automatic rifle, the FH 2000 howitzer and Bionix - an infantry fighting vehicle. He will address the Temasek Society, a defence institution, on the issue of security challenges facing India and its security role in Asia.

Gen. Padmanabhan's visit to Japan will be spread over three days - from August 27 to 30 where he will be meeting with top Defence and Foreign Ministry functionaries. In the case of Japan, it will be the first-ever visit by an Indian Army Chief to Tokyo.

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