Australian Army Chief Lt Gen Richard Maxwell Burr lays wreath at National War Memorial

Australian Army Chief interacted with his Indian counterpart and exchanged views on the current global situation and the situation in Indo-Pacific in addition to discussing measures for enhancing defence cooperation between both armies.

New Delhi: Australian Army Chief Lt Gen Richard Maxwell Burr on Wednesday (March 9) laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and received a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the South Block. 

Burr also called on the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff and other senior military officers. Interaction between both the Chiefs of the Army Staff was warm and cordial. Both chiefs exchanged views on the current global situation and the situation in Indo-Pacific in addition to discussing measures for enhancing defence cooperation between both armies.

The Australian army chief also addressed the faculty and participants of the prestigious National Defence College and later interacted on regional security perspectives with the Vice Chief of Army Staff and the Director at Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi.

The Australian Army Chief, who is on a tour to India along with a four-member delegation, will visit Indian Army formations and units deployed along Western Borders on March 10 and 11, 2022.