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India and Greece Seal Defence-Industrial Pact, Exchange 2026 Military Plan

Greece will post a liaison officer to India’s Indian Ocean maritime hub, signaling a shift toward joint R&D, co‑production, technology partnerships.

Overview

  • Defence ministers Rajnath Singh and Nikolaos‑Georgios Dendias signed a Joint Declaration of Intent that begins work on a five‑year roadmap for collaboration.
  • The plan aligns India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat push with Greece’s Agenda 2030 defence reforms to expand indigenous industrial capacity.
  • A Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan for 2026 was exchanged outlining planned training, exercises and institutional engagements between the forces.
  • Greece will station a Greek International Liaison Officer at the Information Fusion Centre–Indian Ocean Region in Gurugram to deepen maritime information‑sharing.
  • The Hellenic delegation toured defence facilities in Bengaluru and met DPSUs and industry in New Delhi as India signals interest in European defence supply chains, including the EU’s ReArm initiative.