The high-level dialogue focused on deepening military cooperation, boosting defence industry collaboration and strengthening strategic coordination to reinforce security partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.
Richard Marles will hold talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, with discussions expected to focus on operational military cooperation, maritime security, defence industry collaboration and regional security challenges.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Rajnath Singh and South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-Back, with both sides underlining the need for closer collaboration in areas linked to cyber defence, military preparedness and intelligence coordination.
Singh praised the PM for appealing to the people to observe austerity to save India's foreign currency reserve from depletion following the West Asia crisis.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and industry including the DcPP partners for successful maiden salvo launch of Naval Anti-ship Missile-Short Range.
The Defence Minister asserted that India’s approach to national security has undergone a major shift under the NDA government, both in attitude and action.
EAM Jaishankar, while speaking at the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in France, flagged concerns related to energy availability, fertiliser supplies and food security, stressing that the ongoing crisis is creating uncertainty across global markets and disproportionately affecting the Global South.
He said threats now span economic, digital, energy and even food security domains, underlining the need for a comprehensive national preparedness strategy.
Marking a paradigm shift from a time-honoured custom, the 78th Army Day Parade was taken out of military cantonments for the first time in its history and held along a public urban route on Mahal Road in Rajasthan's Jaipur today.
Amidst chants of "Jai Shri Ram" and other mantras, the Defence Minister and Chief Minister, after performing the rituals, hoisted the religious flag on the spire of the Maa Annapurna Temple.
