India, Feb. 4 -- Chief Operations Officer (COO), Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) Lt Gen Batoo Tshering called on Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday, and held discussions encompassing a variety of issues on bilateral relations.

During the talks, Singh reaffirmed India's readiness to support Bhutan in capability enhancement for defence preparedness, including provisioning of defence equipment and assets to augment capacities of Bhutan, as per its national priorities and in line with India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy.

He also reaffirmed RBA's firm commitment to work closely with India in realising the shared vision for peace and prosperity in the region.

COO, RBA is on an official visit to India from February 02-05, ...