Submission No 20

Inquiry into Australia’srelationshipwith Indiaasan emergingworld power

Organisation:

Address:

Department of Defence

Russell OfficesCanberra ACT 2600

Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and TradeForeign Affairs Sub-Committee

MINISTER FOR DEFENCETHE HON DR BRENDAN NELSON MP

SenatorAlan FergusonChairJointStandingCommitteeonForeignAffairs, DefenceandTrade

ParliamentHouseCANBERRA ACT 2600

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AQCA~~DearSepCFerguson

Thankyou for yourlefterof 31 March2006regardingtheJoint StandingCommitteeon ForeignAffairs, DefenceandTradeInquiry into Australia ‘s relationsIU~ with Indiaas an emergingworldpower

I ampleasedto enclosefor you, theDefencesubmissionon theAustralia— Indiadefencerelationship.ThesubjectofAustralia’srelationshipwith India is obviouslyimportantto Australia’sstrategicandnationalinterests,andI look forwardto seeingtheresultsofyourCommittee’sinquiry.

I trust you will find theDefencesubmissionof interestto theInquiry.

Yourssincerely

BrendanNelsonEnd

Parliament House, Canberra ACT 2600 Tel: (02) 6277 7800 Fax: (02)62734118

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE SUBMISSION

Arntr4iau Govvnnncnt

JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCEAND TRADE

INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA’S RELATIONSHIPWITH INDIA AS AN EMERGING WORLD POWER

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE SUBMISSION

JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE ANDTRADE

INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIA AS ANEMERGING WORLD POWER

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ExecutiveSummary 3

Introduction 4

PolicyBasisfor theAustralia — India defencerelationship 4

India ‘s strategicoutlookandmilitary modernisation 5

DefenceengagementbetweenAustraliaandIndia 6

Outlookfor theAustralia— India defencerelationship 8

Annexes:

A. Memorandumof Understandingon DefenceCooperationbetweenThe GovernmentofAustraliaand TheGovernmentoftheRepublicofIndia

B. SeniorAustralianDefenceofficials visitsto india2000— 2006

C. SeniorIndianDefence~/Jicialsvisits to Australia2000 — 2006

D. RoyalAustralianNavyship visitsto India andIndianNaiyship visits to Australia2000— 2006

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE SUBMISSION

INQUIRY INTO AUSTRALIA’S RELATIONSHIP WITH INDIA AS ANEMERGING WORLD POWER

ExecutiveSummary

In light of India’sgrowingstrategicandeconomicimportancein ourregion,weareseekingto establishadeeperrelationshipthat allows AustraliaandIndiatobetterunderstandourrespectivestrategicoutlooksandto helpencourageIndiatocontributemoreto, andin someinstanceswork togetherin, areasofsharedmutualinterestsuchasmaritime security,counter-terrorismandpeacekeeping.

• As theAustralianand Indiandefenceforcescontinueto modemise,thepotentialbenefitsfrom exchangesin military doctrineandtechnicalexpertisewill increase.

• Thevision for thebilateraldefencerelationshipis to encourageapositivecontributionto global securityfrom India, andmutuallyenhanceourcapabilitiesthroughincreasedinformationandprofessionalexchangesin areaswherewehavecommoninterestsincludingmaritimesecurity,counterterrorismandpeacekeeping.

• In recentyears,Indiahasactivelysoughtto stabiliseexistingdisputeswith itsneighbours,includingPakistan,andhastakena moreoutwardlookingstrategicview.

• As Indiapursuesmajorpowerstatusit seeksgreaterinfluencethroughbilateralandmultilateralsecurityties in theregion. Indiais becomingamoreactiveplayerin regionalsecurityinitiatives,particularlywith respectto maritimesecurity.AsIndia’s statusasaregionalpowergrowswecanexpectthat Indiawill takeon agreaterrole in SouthandSouthEastAsiansecurity,cooperatingmorewithregionalcountriesandofferingopportunitiesfor cooperationwith Australia.

• Sincedefencetieswerere-establishedin 2000ourbilateral relationshiphasfocusedon strategicdialogue,seniorlevel visits andstaffcollegeexchanges,butaswejointly seekto expandthedefencerelationshipweareactivelyexploringarangeofmorepracticalServiceto Serviceactivities.Thesemight includelow-levelmilitary exercisesandprofessionalexchangesin nicheareaslike flyingsafety,flying instructortraining,clearancediving and submarinerescue.

• Theprospectsfor closerdefencerelationshipwith India, basedon practicalengagementin nicheareas,aregood.Our challengeis to identify areasforcooperationwherewehaveclearsharedintereststhat deliver demonstrablepracticalbenefits.

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Introduction

1. This submissionfocuseson thoseaspectsoftheInquiry’s TermsofReferencemostrelevantto Defence,particularlyIndia’s growingmilitary capability,itschangingstrategicrelationships,theeffect this hason regionalsecurity,andAustralia’sdefencerelationshipwith India. This submissionoutlinesthepolicy basisandrationalefor Australia’sdefencerelationshipwith India, andtherelationship’scurrentstatusandoutlook,

PolicyBasisfor theAustralia— India defencerelationship

2. As thefourth largesteconomyin theworld in purchasingpowerparity terms,expectedto becomethethirdby 2010,andwith a largeandmodernisingmilitary,India is likely to becomebotha global economicandsubstantialregionalmilitarypoweroverthenextdecadeor two. Thesedevelopments,togetherwith its developingstrategicnuclearcapability,will further increaseIndia’s strategicrelevance.Itsrecentlyreleasednavaldoctrinemakesit clearthat India seeksan increasedlevelofregionalcontrolwithin theIndianOcean.Its plannedacquisitionandindigenousdevelopmentofsubmarines,aircraftcarriersandmaritimesurveillanceaircraft overthenext20 yearsshouldseeit ableto project andsustainforcesfurtherafield. Indiamayalso seekgreaterpolitical influencein theregion. Its foreignrelations,particularlywith Chinaand theUS, will beimportantin shapingourbroaderstrategicenvironment.

3. Commensuratewith India’s growingeconomicandstrategicweight,theAustralianGovernmentis activelypromotingcloserbilateral relationsacrossabroadfront, including tradeandinvestment.As India’s strategicstaturegrowsits capacitytocontributepositivelyto, or impacton, ourstrategicinterestsincreases.We arethereforeseekingto establishadeeperdefencerelationshipthat allows AustraliaandIndiato betterunderstandeachother’s strategicoutlookandto helpencourageIndiato contributemoreto, andin someinstanceswork togetherin, areasofsharedmutualinterestsuchasmaritimesecurity,counter-terrorismandpeacekeeping.Further,asIndia’smilitary sophisticationgrows,thepotentialbenefitsfrom exchangesinmilitary doctrineandtechnicalexpertisewill alsoincrease.Ourstrategicobjectiveforthebilateraldefencerelationshipis to encourageapositivecontributionto globalsecurityfrom India, and mutuallyenhanceour capabilitiesthroughincreasededucation,information andprofessionalexchangesin targetedareas.

4. Thepolicy underpinningsofthedefencerelationshiparecontainedin theGovernment’sWhite Paperon Defence,Defence2000: Our FutureDefenceForce.Whenreferringto theAustralia-Indiadefencerelationship,theWhite Paperstates:

5.28 India is increasinglyimportantto thewiderregional strategicbalance.This hasnotonly increasedAustralia’sinterestin building contacton securityissueswith India; it hasalsomadeIndiamoreinterestedin Australia’sdistinctiveapproachandoutlookon regionalsecurityaffairs.TheGovernment

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hopesthatearlyprogresscanbemadein settingup thekind ofdialoguethatwill allow usto exploreandbetterunderstandone another’sperspectives.

5. TheDefenceUpdate 2005policy paper,which reviewedAustralia’sstrategicenvironmentanddefenceposturein light of global developmentsthat occurredsincethereleaseofthe2000White Paperand2003Update,states:

In theAsia-Pacificregionrelationshipsarechanging.Countriesinevitablyexperiencedifferent levelsandratesofeconomicdevelopmentandmodernisation.Thesedifferencesinfluencestrategicrelationships,bothbetweenmajorpowersand smallercountries...ThestrategicimportanceofChinaand Indiais growing.

India is enjoyingsubstantialeconomicgrowthasit continuesto modemiseitseconomy.Indiahasbecomeacentrefor technologydevelopment.Indiaisimprovingits relationshipwith China,andits level oftradeanddefenceengagementwith SouthEastAsia.Thedevelopmentofanewframeworkfordefencerelationswith theUnitedStateswill facilitateincreasedIndianaccessto US military technologyandprovideablueprintfor improvedcooperation.TheUnitedStateshasalso agreedto helpIndia developits civilian nuclearpowerprogramin returnfor Indiannon-proliferationcommitments.2

We expectincreasedopportunitiesfor securitycooperationwith India todevelopovertime.It will be in our nationalinterestto takeadvantageoftheseopportunities:India’s defencerelationshipwith SouthEastAsia is developing,andwe sharean interestin thesecurityof South EastAsianwaterways.3

India’sstrategicoutlookandmilitary modernisation

6. India’s strategicview is graduallybecomingmoreglobal. Despiteongoingpolicy issuesrequiringcarefulmanagementby New Delhi with China,Bangladesh,Sri LankaandNepal,India’s relationswith its nearneighbourshaveimprovedoverrecentyearsasIndia hassoughtactivelyto stabiliseexistingdisputes.It hasrecognisedthebenefitsofengagingmoredeeplynot only with Asia,butwith theWest.As Indiapursuesmajorpowerstatusit seeksgreaterinfluencethroughbilateralandmultilateralsecurityties in theregion.It is becomingamoreactiveplayerinregionalsecurityinitiatives,particularlywith respectto maritimesecurity.As India’sstatusasa regionalpowergrows andit becomesmoreenmeshedin theregionalsecurityarchitecturewecanexpectthat Indiawill takeon agreaterrole in regionalsecurity,seekingto managemoreactivelyits relationswith regionalcountriesincludingAustralia.

7. India’s strategicgoalsentail an ambitiousmodemisationprogramacrossall ofits armedservices.Its military modemisationprogramis of particularinterestto usbecauseof its strongfocuson maritimecapabilitiesandits implicationsfor anexpandedrole for the IndianNavy in theIndianOcean.

Departmentof Defence,Defence2000:Our Eu/weD&fiznce Force, DeitnecPublishingService,2000. p 38.Departmentof Defence,Australia s National Security:A Defence(Jpdaw2005, DefencePublishingService,2005. p 8.

Departmentof Defence,Australia~ National Seci.,rity: A Defrncebkdate2005, DefencePublishingService,2005. p 16.

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8. The2006/2007Indiandefencebudgetis aroundUS$20bn.This representsanincreaseofaround7 percenton thepreviousyear’sbudget,amodestincreasewheninflation is takeninto account,andputsdefencespendingat around2.29percentofGDP, accordingto non-official estimates.Closeto 42 percentofthebudgethasbeenallocatedto capitaland military hardwareprocurement.Thepriorities for theIndianAir Forcearenewcombataircraft, theIsraeliPhalconairbornewarningandcontrolsystemsandmissiles.TheArmy’s priorities arenewtanksandartillery (a projectwasrecentlylaunchedto replaceall of India’s artillery with self-propelledhowitzers).TheNavyis in theprocessofprocuringsix French-builtSeorpenesubmarine,expectedinservicearound2010. TheAdmiralGorshkovaircraftcateris beingrefittedandequippedfor Indiaby Russia,andIndia is acquiringadditionalRussianfrigates.Indiais alsodevelopingits ownvessels,includingnuclearsubmarinesandan aircraftcarrierwithin an indigenousshipbuildingprogram.

9. Indiandefenceofficials areshiftingtheir focusawayfrom platform-centricwarfareandtrying to takea morenetworkcentricapproachthatplans to havetheServicesandtheirassetslinked throughanewcommand,control, communicationsandcomputerinfrastructure.

10. With China andPakistanboth possessingnuclearweaponscapableofdeliverybyballistic missiles,oneof India’s top priorities is to acquiremissiledefencesystemsincludingpossiblytheUS PatriotAdvancedCapability-3,IsraeliArrow-2 or Russia’sS-300seriessystem,alongwith surveillancesystemsto detectandtrackincomingmissiles.

11. In all, India’s armedforcesplanto spendmore thanUS$1OObn in thenext15yearsto buyweaponsandequipment.Additionally, researchanddevelopmentspendingis estimatedat aroundUS$1Obn overthenext 10 yearsfor missiles,airdefencesystemsandelectronicwarfaresystems.Thecostof India’s nuclearcapabilityis not known,but somesourcesestimatethat thecostof developinga nuclearcommandstructurecouldbean additional US$1Obn in thenext10 to 15 years.But allthebudgetbids from defenceplannerswill haveto be setagainstothernationalpriorities,especiallysocialandrural developmentprograms.

DefenceengagementbetweenAustraliaandIndia

12. Sincedefencetieswerere-establishedin 2000(following suspensionoftiesafterthe 1998nucleartests)ourbilateralrelationshiphasfocusedon strategicdialogue,seniorlevel visits andstaffcollegeexchanges.Theexpenditurefor theDefenceEngagementProgramwith India variesfrom yearto yearin accordancewiththerangeandnatureof exchangesanticipated.In thefinancialyear2006-2007activitiescostingin theorderof $300000 areplanned.This funding will covercostsassociatedwith activitiesincludingstrategicdialogue,educationalcooperationandsupportto seniorvisits.

13. Thesigningon 6 March 2006oftheMemorandumof UnderstandingonDefenceCooperationbetweenAustraliaandIndia AttachmentA) during PrimeMinisterHoward’svisit to India wasan expressionofourjoint commitmentto pursuecloserdefencecooperation.TheMemorandumof Understandingprovidesguidancefor thedevelopmentofthebilateraldefencerelationship,specificallyemphasisingcooperationin theareasofstrategicdialogue,defenceprofessionalexchangesanddefencemaritimecooperation.

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14. Maintainingseniorofficer ties is an importantpart ofdevelopingtrustandunderstandingbetweenourtwo militaries. RecenthighlightsoftheprogramofseniorofficerengagementbetweentheADF and IndianArmedForcesincludevisits to Indiaby theSecretaryofDefencein June2005,theChiefofAir Forcein September2005andtheDeputyChiefofNavyin November2005. Visits by seniorIndiandefenceofficials to Australiaincludethe7-12 May2006visit by theIndianChairmanof theChiefsof Staff, Admiral Arun Prakash,andthe23-28October2005visit by theIndianChiefofArmy Staff, GeneralJoginderSingh.DetailsofrecentseniorAustralianDefenceDepartmentvisits to India arelisted atAnnex B andrecentseniorIndianArmed Forcesvisits to Australiaarelisted at AnnexC

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15. Bothcountriesseeeducationalexchangesasan importantwayofbetterunderstandingeachother’sstrategicconcerns,developingcloserpersonaltiesandmaintainingregularcontactthathelpsbuild confidencefor cooperationin otherareas.Australiaand Indiaexchangean annualplaceon eachother’shighercommandandstafflevel courses.Indianofficers attendour InternationalPeacekeepingOperationsSeminar,EmergencyManagementSeminar,DefenceManagementSeminarandMaritime Law andSecuritySeminarannuallyandADF membersregularlyattendpeacekeepingcoursesat theIndianUN PeacekeepingCentrein Delhi.

16. Serviceto Serviceties arecurrentlylimited, butweareactivelyexploringServiceto Serviceactivitiesthat areofpracticalbenefit to bothcountries.A widerangeofpotential cooperativeinitiativeswasidentifiedin high level dialoguebetweentheServicesin late 2005. Manyofthesehaveyetto belockedin, butwe continuetowork with Indiato identify amutuallybeneficialprogramofpracticaldefencecooperation.

17. In termsofmaritimesecuritycooperation,engagementis focusedcurrentlyatincreasingthe level ofpracticalNavyto Navycontact,includingparticipationin ourrespectivemultilateralnavalexercises,Ex KAKADU andEx MILAN, exploringoptions for bilateralexercisesandenhancedpassageexercises,andtrainingandexchangesin nicheareassuchasclearancediving and submarineescapeexchanges(for whichIndia hasbeeninvited to Ex PACIFIC REACH 2007).DevelopingatrustedNavy to Navy relationshipwouldhelpboth countriesdevelopabetterapproachto improving maritime securityin SoutheastAsia.Promotinga cultureofcooperationin maritime securitymayassistin enlistinggreaterIndiansupportforactivitiessuchastheProliferationSecurityInitiative. DetailsofrecentRAN shipvisits to India andIndianNavy ship visits to Australiaarelisted at AnnexD

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18. Air Forceis alsopursuinga numberofpracticalactivitiesproposedduring theChiefof Air Force’sSeptember2005 counterpartvisit to India. In January2006, theDirectorof Flying Safetyvisited India to discusscollaborationon flying safety.AdraftMOU coveringflying safetycooperationwaspassedto theIndiansforconsideration.TheIndianAir Forcehasbeeninvited to observeExercisePITCHBLACK 2006(an exercisein coalition offensivecounterair operations),andthetwoAir Forceshaveagreedto conducta short-termflying instructorexchange.

19. Thereis increasingregularbilateralengagementbetweenthetwo Armies,butdiscussionson morepracticalengagementis at an earlystage.Counterterrorismcooperationis one areathathasbeenidentified asa priority for bothcountries.Areciprocalexchangeofvisiting Army trainingdelegations,expectedin mid-2006,willlook at thepotential for greatertraining cooperationin specialforcescapabilities.

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20. Australiandefenceexportsto Indiaarecurrentlyat amodestlevel. Fortheperiod2002to 2004defenceexportsto lndia from Australiatotalled $1 031 000. Ofthis, $634000 worthwasdirectlydefencerelated,with $397000 relatingto dualuseitems. In 2004-2005,Defenceapproved$32 346 350~worthofdefencerelatedanddualuseitems, ofwhichabout$32 000 000relatedto a singleapproval:A standinginter-departmentalcommittee,which Defencechairs,considersproposalsfor anydefenceexportson a case-by-casebasis.Considerationofproposalstakesinto accountthe impactofaproposedsalebasedon a numberofdifferentcriteriarangingfromhumanrightsto regionalsecurity.Proposalsfor theexportof“dual useitems” tatmight beusedin military systemsorWMD developmentandproductionarescrutinisedto ensurethattheyarenot usedin amannercontraryto internationalinstrumentsto which Australiais aparty.

Outlook for the Australia — India defencerelationship

21. Theprospectsfor a closerdefencerelationshipwith India,basedon practicalengagementin nicheareas,aregood.Thechallengeremainsin identifying areasforcooperationwherewehaveclearsharedintereststhat deliverdemonstrablepracticalbenefits.

22. To someextenttherelationshipis still atthestagewhereboth countriesareexploringwhattheotherhasto offer throughdefenceengagement.Bothcountrieshaveidentifiedmaritimesecurityandcounterterrorismasthetwo priority areasforcooperationalongwit peacekeepinganddisastermanagementcooperation.As ourServiceto Servicelinks expandwe expectthat theServiceswill identify furthernicheareaswhereourrespectiveexpertisecanbesharedthroughprofessionalexchanges,orthoughcombinedexercisesandtraining acrosstheServices.Opportunitiesforcooperationin capabilitydevelopmentplanning,equipmentacquisitionanddefencesciencemaydevelopastheServiceto Servicelinks mature.

While the Minister for Defence is responsible for issuing approvals or denials for applications, actual export figures are theresponsibility of the Australian Customs Service. Defence does not have information on the extent to which these approvals havebeen trnnslated into actual exports.

Details of successful ordenied applications are commercial in confidence and thus are unable to be supplied.

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AnnexA

Memorandum of Understanding

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flefenceCoaperation

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The Governmentof Australia

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The Governmentof the Republic of India

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON DEFENCECOOPERATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF At STRALIA

AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIAp

— Tb ( tentof Australiaandthe GovernmentoC the Republicof

India(hereinafterreferredto as “the Participants’>

In pursuanceof the understandings.of the defenceauthoritiesof bothP~ tic’ipantsconcerningthe devdopmcntof a doseandcotistructite india-’atraliadefencerelationship,basedon the principlesof opendialogue,mutual

benefitandree~procity:

Notingtheammon in rs in the stabiliw of the Asia-’Paci’”s reg~on.non~’proIifevationoft age if nv ssdestruction,combatinginternationalterrorism,andsecuit o & ‘an of coutmunication;

Recognizingthe requirement&d v Iop’ng a closeandconstrudliedefencerelationshipthat will be instrumentalin promotingthe commoninterestsof the two Participants.;

Desirousof iniprovitig mutual understandingof strategicperceptionsanddefencepolicies in accordancewith their respectivenationallawsandinternationalobligations;

Havereachedthe following understanding:

SECTION 1

h purp ‘s~ Ii’ ‘m anti -t o ‘find ‘rstandinaon i)efenceCooperationbetweenthe fiovemmentof Australiaandthe Governmentof theRep b “‘ o n I’ Thereinafterreferredto as “the MOL”) is to promoteco p rat o andunderstandinabetweenthe Participantsin defencestratetnedialogue,defence ,dtiArv. pn dulion, education,trainingandacquisitionotdefenceequipmen,:ac’ A developmentandmanagement.

SECTION 2

ii The cooperationbenveenthe defencea~rhoritiesof the Participantswillinclud d~. -- n d military activitiessuchas tose listed in Section3.

2,2 The primary mechanismto guide and otonitor India’Ausiralia deitnecwill the lndia-’Australia Joint Wodkine

cooperation be Group on Defenceto heco-’chairedby appropriatelevel ofikials desienAcdby the DefenceMinistersofthe Participants.

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In particular,the defencecOot a ‘ii takethe followino tortns:

Defence strategic dialogue ‘omp mu g of exehang” ot x iews onsecurity and defence related matters. xx ith a view to impruvme mutualunderstanding of strategic perceptions and drt&we policicv and etrularexc~ a~g o f 4h level virits and security assessmentcyThanacs TheParticipantswill also exchangeviews seekingto strengthenthe cap~bdittesortheir respectivemilitaries to promotesecurityandcombatterrorism.

3~2 Defence professional exchanges Continue with professionalexeha g ,. a ii t ‘i identiG’ and mv tigat n v opportunitiesto participate inknowledge theusedcooperationtbruvh t n,~ seminarsand study visits tnareasof mutual interest,

is DefenceMaritime Cooperanon 13 ti’ artunpantswill cxpioP. t ptOfh

for extendingcooperationin this spherein the contextof commonintuc>t thsecuroy ot the Indian Ocean and other areasot mutual interest sod huwhtMantime cooperationmay include cooperationactivities s.uch as ~oinrnor atexercises,ship visits andprofessionalexchanges.

3,4 Defencematerial cooperation The Participantswill strive to promotemutually beneficial exchangesbetweenthe dcfrnee organizations to yartousareasof mutual mt ‘ cx ‘niad’ng I IL, ‘ aisition of defenceequipment.services.training~~technology,researchanddevelopmentandmanaacrncnt~

SECTION4

I h F’ rt’~ipants mayseekto expandthe areasof cooperationlisted in thisMOU, by identify’n new r , of cooperationtbr promoting and deepemnglndia~Australiadef n cx hargesin the areasof mutual interest.

SECTION 5

5.1 In implementingthesedefencecooperationantisLies, each Participant.will unlessotherwisemutually determined,bearits own costs.

>~2 Where appropriate,the implementation of cooperativemeasuresunderthis MOL will b do c pu ‘. nant to the written art’anszenientsmut~u.ali.vdeterminedby the d tbnt,c u Ix ‘ities.

SECTION 6

Both Participants w~’ill ensure that the information acquired in theprocessesof deidneeactivities under this MOU is dealt with appropriately, inli.ne with their respectivenatioral ‘., ‘gulations and policies as well ascompl ing h the request at cit er d f nec authority regarding, specificreqi n’ it to trotectparti.ctxl.tn’ n~omati n.

SECTION 7

Hoth Participantsmay review this MOU at any time and amend ii Kmutualconsentin writing.

7.2 Any difficulties, which ads’ n kr thi IOU will be resolvedthroughconsultationandnegotiationbetwe’n I ri x nis andwill not he refErredtoanynationalor internationaltribunal r n t .ird party.

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8. I This MOLt wilt comeinto ci ~t tn the d’ of signatureandremainvalidlEr p ‘od f n years and at the end of this period will be automaticallyenetd d C r firtl r periodsof ten years,unlesseither Farticipantgives at leastsix monthsprior noticeof its intention to terminatethis MDL.

8.2 This MOU canhe terminatedb; ~tW,. . rticipant giving noticem writingat least six months~n d an of its intention to do so Any ongoing projectsoranyotherimplementingarrangementbeingconductedin pursuanceto this MOEwill remain in effEct notwithstandingthe terminationof this MOE.

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AnnexB

SENIOR AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE OFFICIALS VISITS TO INDIA2000-2006

Senior Officer Purposeof Visit DatesofVisitRearAdmiral Max HancockDeputyChiefof Navy

Navy to NavyTalks 25 November“ 02 December2005

Air MarshalGeoffShepherdChiefof theRoyal AustralianAir Force

Official callsat the invitation ofthe IndianChiefof Air Force

23-29 September2005

Mr RichardSmithDefenceSecretaryandMsStephanieFoster~FirstAssistantSecretary”InternationalPolicyDivision

Official callsat the invitation ofthe IndianSecretaryof Defence

05-10 June2005

Mr ShaneCarmodyDeputySecretary”Strategy

Official callsat the invitation ofthe IndianJointSecretaryPolicyandInternationalCooperation

23-24March 2005

Air CommodoreMark Binskin BangaloreAir Show 09-13 February2005LieutenantGeneralPeterLeahyChiefof theAustralianArmy

Official callsatthe invitation ofthe IndianChiefof Army Staff

18-23 November2004

CommodorelamesGoldrickCommandantAustralianDefenceForceAcademy

Official callsatthe invitation oftheCommandantof the IndianNational DefenceAcademy

03-06October2004

BrigadierAustin KellyDirectorGeneralFutureLandWarfare

Attend 28’” PacificAnnsManagementSeminar

06-10 September2004

GeneralPeterCosgroveChiefof the DefenceForce

Official callsat the invitation ofthe IndianChairmanof theChiefs of StaffCommittee

31 August—OSSeptember2004

Vice Admiral Chris RitchieChief of Royal AustralianNavy

Official callsat the invitation ofthe IndianChiefof Naval Staff

17-20May 2004

Mr Ben ColemanAssistantSecretary—AsiaInternationalPolicyDivision

Attendanceat theannualStrategicDialogue

04-05 March 2004

RearAdmiral K GatesMaritime Commander

Official Calls 06-12 June2003

Dr Allan HawkeSecretaryof Defence

Official callsat the invitation ofthe IndianJointSecretaryofDefence

19-21 August2002

Ms MyraRowlingFirst AssistantSecretaryInternationalPolicyDivision

Attend InauguralStrategicDialogue

30-31 August2001

Vice Admiral D. ShacldetonChief of Navy

Official calls atthe invitation ofthe Indian Chiefof Naval Staff

14-19 February2001

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2000 - 2006

SeniorOfficer Purposeof Visit Datesof VisitAdmiral ArunPrakashChief of Naval StaffandChairmanChiefsof StaffCommittee

Official callsat theinvitation of theAustralianChiefof theDefenceForce

7-12 May 2006

Vice Admiral Vijay Shankarfor Chief ofNaval Staff

RAN SeaPowerConference

30 January 02 February2006

GeneralJoginderJagwantSinghChiefof Army Staff

Official callsat theinvitation of theAustralianChief of Army

23-28October2005

LieutenantGeneralPBhandiriDeputyChiefof Army StaffPolicyandPlans

Calls in Puckapunyal,MelbourneandCanberra

13-23 March 2005

Mr GautamMukhopadhayaIndianMinistry of DefenceJointSecretaryfor PolicyandInternationalCooperation

Military to Military talks 7-8 March 2005

Vice Admiral SangramSinghByceDeputyChiefof IntegratedDefenceStaff

Calls in Sydney,CanberraandMelbourne

22-26November2004

Air MarshalSubhashBhojwani Air PowerConference,Canberra

15-17 September2004

ViceAdmiral YashwantPrasadCommanderin Chiet SouthernNaval Command

Visit to meetwith IndianNavyShipsTARANGINIand TRI

13-17 February2004

LieutenantGeneralHarmPrasadGeneralOfficer CommandinginChiefNorthernCommand

Attendanceat ChiefofArmy’s Conference

29 September— 03October2003

RearAdmiral Indra KumarSaluja IndiaNationalDefenceCollegedelegation

26-30May 2003

Vice Admiral MadanjitSinghCommanderin Chief SouthernnavalCommand

Calls in Canberra,Nowraand Sydney

8-14March2003

Admiral MadhvendraSinghChief of Naval Staff

Official callsat theinvitation of theAustralianChiefofNavy

10-17November2002

LieutenantGeneralSatishNambiarDirector United ServicesInstituteof India

PeaceOperationsConference,Melbourne

10-14November2002

Air MarshalMichael McMahon AerospaceConference,Canberra

28-29May 2002

Vice Admiral YashwantPrasadCommandantNational DefenceCollege

Counterpartvisit toAustralianDefenceCollege

22-24 April 2002

RearAdmiral SambothgopalDirectorGeneralSEABIRD

Calls in Sydney ‘ 29 January 02 February2002

Dr VogendraNarainSecretaryfor Defence

Official callsattheinvitation of the AustralianSecretaryof Defence

3-7 September2001

Mr JaswantSinghMinisterfor ForeignAffairs andDefence

Calls in Canberra,SydneyandAdelaide

19-24 June2001

Admiral SushilKumarChairmanChiefsof StaffCommittee

Attendanceat RoyalUnitedServicesInstituteSymposium

15-17 November2000

Mr T R PrasadSecretaryof Defence

Official callsat theinvitationof theAustralianSecretaryof Defence

28 August— 01September2000

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AnnexD

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY SHIP VISITS TO INDIA ANDINDIAN NAVY SHIP VISITS TO AUSTRALIA

2000— 2006

Ship (s) Port Visited Datesof VisitAUSTRALIAN

FIMAS DARWIN Mumbai 14—20 February20011-IMAS SYDNEY Goa 24— 27 February20021-IMAS ADELAIDE Madras 09—13June20031-IMAS NEWCASTLE Goa 19 — 22 November2003FIMAS STUART MUMBAI 14- 18 August2004IIMAS ANZAC Goa 21 —25 March 2005LIMAS TOBRUK COCIIIN 21 —25 May 2005FIMAS DARWIN Mumbai 12— 15 June20051-IMAS PARRAMATTA Goa 26 —27 March 2006

INDIANINS JYOTI Fremantle 21 — 25 September2001INS MUMBAI Fremantle 21 —25 September2001INS JYOTI Sydney 02 —05 October2001INS MUMBAI Sydney 02—05October2001INS TARANGINI Cairns II —23 February2004INS TARANGINI Darwin 05 -09 March 2004INS TIR Cairns 16 — 20 February2004INS TALBAR EremantleandSydney 15—28 June2006