India, Jan. 10 -- Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi's visit to the UAE and Sri Lanka this month has "significantly advanced" defence and military-to-military cooperation with both countries through enhanced strategic dialogues and tangible capacity-building initiatives, officials said on Friday. General Dwivedi visited the Gulf nation from January 5-6 and Sri Lanka from January 7-8.

The visits reinforced India's commitment to deepening defence cooperation, enhancing military-to-military engagement and strengthening strategic partnerships with the friendly nations in West Asia and the Indian Ocean Region, the defence ministry said in a statement.

The Army chief's two-nation tour also "bolstered mutual trust, strengthened interoperabilit...