India, Greece ink pact to strengthen defence industrial cooperation

• India and Greece signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on strengthening defence industrial cooperation between the countries.

• It is a starting point for developing a five-year roadmap.

• The agreement was inked after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held bilateral talks with Minister of National Defence of Greece (Hellenic Republic), Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias, in New Delhi on February 9.

• Greece announced that an International Liaison Officer from that country will be positioned at the Information Fusion Center-Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), Gurugram, to enhance maritime cooperation between both seafaring nations.

• A Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan for 2026 was also exchanged, charting the course for military engagements between the armed forces of both countries.

• The two ministers discussed various issues of regional peace and security and acknowledged deepening of their bilateral defence cooperation and strategic ties.

(The author is a trainer for Civil Services aspirants.)