Indian Army Chief invites his Bangladesh counterpart to attend IPAC conference

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Thursday invited Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed to attend the Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conclave (IPAC) to be held in Delhi, from September 25-27.

To ascertain multilateral security partnership in the region, Indo-Pacific Armies Chiefs Conference, Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar (IPAMS) and other plenary sessions will be separately held at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantonment, says media reports.
According to UNB, a news agency in Bangladesh, General Manoj Pande has phoned General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on Thursday and invited him to attend the Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conclave (IPAC).

In response, Bangladesh Army Chief thanked the Indian Army Chief for the invitation to attend the conference and expressed hope for participation, says a media release of ISPR directorate.

It is learnt that Army officials from about 30 countries are expected to participate in 13th edition of a bi-annual conference— such as Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand — make up for the Indo Pacific region.

Through this invitation, the existing relationship between the armies of India and Bangladesh is expected to be stronger in the future.