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The Joint Committee Meeting was co-chaired by Dinesh Mahur, Additional Secretary for Defence Production in India’s Ministry of Defence, and Kim Il Dong, Vice Minister of South Korea’s Defence Acquisition Program Administration, or DAPA.
Defence featured prominently in the September 30 review. India and the United States have steadily expanded military cooperation beyond conventional equipment purchases towards industrial collaboration, logistics, maintenance, technology development and resilient defence supply chains.
The proposed treaty is intended to create a stronger and more predictable framework for bilateral investment, giving investors greater clarity over the rules governing long-term capital flows between the two economies. Both countries welcomed the conclusion of the negotiations, marking an important step in the institutional framework supporting India-Saudi economic relations.
The exercise brings together warships and personnel from India and ASEAN countries to strengthen interoperability, operational familiarity and cooperation at sea. Alongside INS Sahyadri and INS Kulish, participating ships include BRP Jose Rizal, BRP Tarlac and RSS Justice from ASEAN member states.
The Italian delegation included senior officials from the Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Embassy of Italy in New Delhi and ENIT, the Italian National Tourism Board.
UPI is already operational at QNB Points of Sale in Qatar, and the two countries had earlier expressed support for expanding its acceptance nationwide. A wider rollout would allow Indian travellers, residents and other users to make digital payments more easily through the Indian real-time payments ecosystem.
On September 16, 2026, foundation stones were laid for Indian grant-assisted hospital projects in Mannar and Mullaitivu. The Mannar project includes construction of a two-storey Accident and Emergency Unit along with essential medical equipment intended to improve emergency treatment during the critical golden hour.
India and Poland elevated their bilateral relationship to a Strategic Partnership during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Warsaw in August 2024.
The two sides examined opportunities for stronger coordination in maritime security, professional naval training and technical capacity building. These initiatives are intended to improve operational familiarity and professional exchanges between the Indian Navy and Fiji’s maritime forces.
During the second Joint Defence Cooperation meeting, representatives of India and Ethiopia reviewed areas of mutual interest covering military training, military exercises, medical cooperation, United Nations peacekeeping operations and defence industries.
