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India, Italy Eye Closer Defence Ties

Our Bureau - : Oct 10, 2023 - : 3:12 pm

India’s Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh recently held talks with Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto in Rome during the first leg of his visit to Italy and France.

During the meeting, both sides discussed a host of defence cooperation issues, including training, sharing of information, maritime exercises and maritime security.

The focus was on the opportunities in defence industrial cooperation. 

The two Ministers discussed the complementary capacities of India & Italy in defence and the possibilities of joint development. Singh also suggested fostering the interaction of the Indian start-ups with the Italian defence companies. 

The meeting was followed by the signing of the Agreement on Cooperation in the field of defence.

The agreement will promote bilateral cooperation in varied defence domains, such as security and defence policy, R&D, education in military field, maritime domain awareness, sharing of defence information and industrial cooperation, including co-development, co-production & setting up of joint ventures. 

The relationship between India and Italy was elevated to Strategic Partnership in March 2023 during the visit of the Italian Prime Minister to India.

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