Canadian Defence Minister in India

During his week-long visit to India from 17 April, Canada’s Minister for National Defence Harjit Singh Sajjan had bilateral discussions with Indian Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on various defence and security co-operation issues. Sajjan was earlier given a Guard of Honour at South Block, which houses the Defence Ministry and also laid a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate.

During his visit, Sajjan addressed a special conclave organised by the ORF, where he gave a talk on ‘ Conflict Prevention and Peacekeeping in a Changing World’ and answered a range of questions, including some controversial ones, with panache. He later visited Amritsar, Chandigarh and Mumbai, before continuing to Southeast Asian countries enroute Canada.