Gandhinagar, March 17 -- The team of 17 members and officials from the National Defence College (NDC), based in New Delhi, paid a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel in Gandhinagar, an official statement said on Monday.

A 17-member team led by Major General Ajay Kumar Singh of the Indian Army met CM Patel. This team included officers from the Indian Revenue Service, Army, Navy, and Air Force, along with senior military officials from Iran, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Uzbekistan, Japan, and Oman, the statement said.

The National Defence College conducts courses on national security and strategic studies for Brigadier-rank officers of the Indian Armed Forces, Joint Secretary and Director-level officers from civil services, and fore...