Army Chief Gen. Manoj Pande embarked on a four-day visit to Uzbekistan on April 16 to explore new avenues of bilateral military collaboration.
Gen. Pande is scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks with the top military brass of the Central Asian nation and visit several defence establishments.
The Defence Ministry described Gen. Pande’s Uzbekistan visit as a “significant step” in bolstering defence cooperation between the two countries. "The visit by Gen. Pande aims at strengthening military cooperation between India and Uzbekistan besides exploring new avenues of collaboration between the two nations," it said.