New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- On the sidelines of the upcoming United Nations Troop Contributing Countries' (UNTCC) Chiefs' Conclave, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, met with his French counterpart, General Pierre Schill, CEMAT, here today.

The two Chiefs reaffirmed the robust Indo-French strategic partnership, with discussions on expanding joint training exercises, counter-terrorism cooperation and defence technology collaboration. Both sides emphasised the need for enhanced interoperability in UN peacekeeping operations, a statement from the ADGPI read.

General Pierre Schill also visited National Defence College and delivered a lecture and interacted with 65thNDC Course participants. The objective of the visit was to enhance intera...