INDIA–GREECE DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION

NEWS: India and Greece have agreed to strengthen defence industrial cooperation through a five-year roadmapàA structured, longterm approach to defence collaboration rather than ad-hoc engagements

Key outcomes

• A Joint Declaration of Intent was signedà Strengthen defence manufacturing cooperation+ align with India’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative+ enable technology collaboration, coproduction
• Greece’s defence reforms under Agenda 2030à Linked with India’s indigenous defence industry expansion
• Five-Year Roadmapà Defence industrial engagement, military-to-military cooperation
• Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan for 2026à Expands interaction between armed forces of both countries
• Deployment of a Greek International Liaison Officer at Information Fusion Centre à Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), Gurugram

Strategic significance for India

• Supports India’s shift from arms importer → defence manufacturer & exporter
• Enhances India’s outreach into Europe & Mediterranean geopolitics.
• Greece-key player in the Eastern Mediterranean and a member of NATO and the EUà Partnership enhances India’s outreach into Europe & Mediterranean geopolitics.

Additional diplomatic gestures

• Greek Defence Minister: Paid homage at the National War Memorial
• Inspected the Tri-Service Guard of Honour at Manekshaw Centre
• These acts symbolise deepening trust and military camaraderie