Ambassador Speeches

ADDRESS BY THE AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA

GIFTING CEREMONY OF CONTAINERISED TUBULAR SHOOTING RANGE

Your Excellency, Colonel Baibalaev Azizbek, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic &

Esteemed Officers from the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic.

A Very Good Afternoon to all of You!

            India and Kyrgyz Republic ties based on historical and civilisation foundation have evolved into a Strategic Partnership

            Congratulations on inauguration yesterday of the Bishkek Arena

            Visit of PM to attend the SCO Summit and bilateral meeting on sidelines with H.E. President has given a fresh momentum to our Strategic Partnership.

            Defence and Security Cooperation forms an important pillar of our bilateral relationship. It is in this background that I am honoured to be present in the Military Institute of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic to gift the Containerised Tubular Shooting Range to the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic.

The request for provisioning of Containerized Tubular Shooting Range was made to the Embassy by the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic, within the framework of Technical Assistance from India. The Containerized Tubular Shooting Range was transported to Bishkek by a Special Service Aircraft on 22 August 2026.

            The Containerised Tubular Shooting Range manufactured by Zen Technologies Limited, India is a world-class and performance proven live firing shooting range inside a 40 feet transportable container providing simulated targets ranging from 25 - 300 metres. It is transportable with minimal installation process, helps overcome logistics involved in outdoor shooting, caters for safety system & safe environmental standards and enables all-weather firing. Once operational, the life cycle of each firing lane is 60,000 rounds and can be reset again with replacement of chamber plates.

            The construction for the required infrastructure and installation of Containerized Tubular Shooting Range is also underway. The installation process would be followed up by training capsule which will be conducted by the specialists from Zen Technologies, Limited.

            The provisioning of Containerised Tubular Shooting Range to the Ministry of Defence of the Kyrgyz Republic is an another concrete step towards the strengthening of Military and Military-Technical Cooperation between India and the Kyrgyz Republic and India’s continued support towards the Capacity Building of the Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic.  

Thank You.

Jai Hind!