| Moeen for new era of alliance with India
Gen Moeen, who also had a meeting with the vice-chief of Indian Navy, held extensive military talks with his Indian counterparts. "I propose to usher in a new era of close cooperation between the two armies," Moeen told reporters in a brief interaction on his arrival at South Block. Setting a positive tone to his six-day visit, Indian army presented two stallions and four mares to Bangladesh army as a gesture of goodwill and friendship. The reins of the thoroughbreds, worth more than Rs 4 crore, were handed over by Gen Kapoor to Gen Ahmed at a spectacular presentation ceremony yesterday. Lt Gen Sudhir Sharma, quartermaster general, and Lt Gen N Mohanty, director general Remount Veterinary Services, were also present at the ceremony. The horse presentation ceremony was followed by a guard of honour to Gen Moeen by Indian Defence Forces. Moeen laid a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate. The stallions and mares will form a strong breeding germ-plasm for production of quality horses for Bangladesh Army and promote multifarious equestrian activities. The two stallions and the four broodmares have been bred and produced at Equine Breeding Studs of Remount Veterinary Corps of the Indian Army. These horses will be transported to India-Bangladesh border by road and will be handed over to Bangladesh Army at Haridaspur-Benapole transit point. General Moeen, who is accompanied by his wife, is also scheduled to visit Indian Military Academy in Dehradun today and other Army institutions including some naval set-ups in Goa. He is expected to travel to Kolkata and meet West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on the last day of his visit before flying back home. Meanwhile, leading newspaper Indian Express in a top editorial said the Indian army's gift of the six horses to Gen Moeen "is hopefully a symbol of South Block's commitment to a new relationship with the security forces of Bangladesh". "The very fact that Moeen has chosen to travel to India opens the door for a productive engagement between the security forces of the two countries… Moeen could be seen to represent an opportunity for structural change within Bangladesh and in Indo-Bangla relations," the editorial read. Press Trust of India (PTI) reported that Gen Moeen also met Indian political leaders including External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, and State Minister for Defence MM Pallam Raju. Although there was no official word on the meetings, sources said New Delhi took the opportunity to apprise Gen Moeen on its concerns over 'illegal civilian migration' from Bangladesh, according to the PTI report. Gen Moeen, during his six-day stay in India, may also call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and visit the army's key establishments in Dehradun, Agra, and Kolkata. Also:
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