Jaishankar meets UK CDS General Carter, holds talks on Afghanistan, Indo-Pacific

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday met UK chief of defence staff General Sir

Nicholas Carter

and held a conversation centred around Afghanistan and

Indo-Pacific

.

"Received UK CDS General Nicholas Carter. Conversation centered around Afghanistan and Indo-Pacific," Jaishankar tweeted.



The top UK General's visit comes following the

Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan

and amid growing

Chinese assertiveness

in the Indo-Pacific region.

On Thursday, UK CDS General Carter called on his Indian counterpart General Bipin Rawat and discussed the way forward to enhance the defence cooperation between the two countries.

"General Sir Nicholas Carter, Chief of the Defence Staff, UK called on General Bipin Rawat CDS and discussed steps to take forward the defence cooperation between India and UK," Indian Army tweeted.

General Carter is on a three-day visit to India. He laid a wreath at the

National War Memorial

and received a Guard of Honour at the South Block on Thursday.

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