UK Plans To Create 'Persistent' Military Presence In Indo-Pacific Region - General
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published October 20, 2021 | 12:20 AM
WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th October, 2021) The United Kingdom plans to maintain an ongoing and "persistent" but not continuous security presence in the Indo-Pacific region, Chief of the Defense Staff Gen. Nicholas Carter said on Tuesday.
"The United Kingdom has plans to establish a 'persistent' military presence in the Indo-Pacific region," Carter told a podcast hosted by the Center for a New American Security.�
Carter explained that the visit of the warships would be an intermittent one.
"Realistically, it's episodic... It's not going to occur every year," he said.
Carter noted the United Kingdom had a long-term association with many countries in the region going back to the days of the British Empire.
He said London continued to operate an advanced jungle warfare school in Brunei on the island of Borneo.
"Our jungle warfare school in Brunei will be available to friends and partners in due course ... We've always recruited a lot of service men and women from these countries. We've always had 350 Gurkhas. We're going build on those long associations," he said.
However, the revived planned increased UK presence in the Indo-Pacific would not be accompanied by any reduction in London's contribuition to and participation in NATO, Carter added.
Recent Stories
3 Gawadar attack victims funeral offered
Mbappe says he will leave PSG at end of season
Usmani felicitates Sardar Saleem on taking oath as Punjab Governor
DC for provision of facilities to people in Lasbela
Solar storm could bring auroras, power and telecoms disruptions
Court grants interim bail to PTI leaders
Ulema, Mashaykh call for political accountability, collaboration for Pakistan's ..
SHRC asks NADRA to issue CNICs to transgender as per law
Flash floods kill 50 in one day in north Afghanistan
CDA chief expresses commitment to promoting modern-day technologies
By wide margin, UN General Assembly votes to back Palestinian bid for membership ..
Musadik slams PTI's political approach as provocative
More Stories From World
-
Endrick in Brazil's Copa America squad but no Neymar
3 hours ago -
Djokovic bottle strike overshadows Rome Open cruise past Moutet
3 hours ago -
Train crash in Argentine capital leaves 30 injured
3 hours ago -
Pandemic agreement talks to continue beyond deadline
3 hours ago -
Chopra falls short in Doha, Bednarek blitzes before Olympics
3 hours ago -
Djokovic struck with bottle from stands after winning Rome opener
3 hours ago
-
England great Anderson's Test career under threat after McCullum talks - report
4 hours ago -
Senegal launches inquiry into Boeing jet runway crash
4 hours ago -
Madagascan leader's former aide jailed in UK for graft
4 hours ago -
Seven killed as bus crashes into river in Russia's St Petersburg
5 hours ago -
Mbappe confirms he will leave PSG at end of season
5 hours ago -
Fresh rains pound Brazil's flood-hit south as evacuations double
5 hours ago