India and the Philippines have agreed to expand their growing defence partnership with a strong emphasis on defence industry collaboration, maritime security, and strategic cooperation across emerging domains such as space, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated on Tuesday.
India and France held the eighth edition of Exercise SHAKTI in France from June 18 to July 1, 2025. The joint military drills aimed to boost interoperability, tactical coordination, and preparedness in semi-urban combat, strengthening strategic defence ties between the two nations.
PM Modi and Croatian PM Plenkovic held talks in Zagreb to boost ties in trade, defence, technology, and culture. The MEA said both leaders discussed expanding cooperation and noted growing cultural links like Yoga and Indology as key to strengthening the India-Croatia partnership.
The 17th India-Mongolia joint military exercise, Nomadic Elephant 2025, began in Ulaanbaatar. The two forces will train in counter-terrorism, peacekeeping, and tactical drills to boost cooperation, readiness, and regional security. The exercise runs from May 31 to June 13, strengthening t
Taking to the social media platform X, Jaishankar expressed gratitude for the Netherlands' hospitality, noting his discussion with his counterpart on deepened bilateral ties between the two nations and pressing global issues.
During Tiger Triumph 2025, the US Navy's P-8A Poseidon crew visited VIT University, engaging with students in a display of technological cooperation and people-to-people ties that underscore the growing US-India defence partnership.
The French Carrier Strike Group, led by FNS Charles de Gaulle, is participating in the Varuna exercise with the Indian Navy from March 19 to 22, 2025, strengthening bilateral military cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
The Philippines is strengthening its defence partnerships with the US, Canada, and New Zealand amid rising tensions with China in the South China Sea. Manila is expanding military drills and negotiating new agreements to counter Beijing's assertive maritime claims.
Sandhu said that a new 10-year framework for the US-India major defence partnership in the 21st century will be signed later this year, which is an even more important aspect of the defence partnership between both countries.
India and the US bolstered their ties during two-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a series of initiatives across domains including 'Mission 500', major defence partnership and decisions concerning energy trade and civil nuclear cooperation.
Sandhu said that a new 10-year framework for US-India major defence partnership in the 21st century will be signed later this year, which is even more important aspect of the defence partnership between both the countries.