Overview
- Major General Paul Owuor Otieno is on an official visit to India from September 28 to October 2, receiving a ceremonial Guard of Honour from Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi and laying a wreath at the National War Memorial.
- Talks with India’s naval leadership covered operational, training and hydrographic collaboration, including plans for the multilateral Exercise AIKEYME.
- Otieno met Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi to discuss advancing defence cooperation and regional security in the Indian Ocean Region.
- The programme includes visits to the Information Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region in Gurugram and training establishments under the Southern Naval Command in Kochi to deepen training ties.
- Recent engagement was reinforced by a port call in Mombasa by the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron, featuring professional interactions, a deck reception and cultural outreach.