Ministers discussed defence strategic cooperation
India and Australia have agreed to intensify & diversify defence industry collaboration, following on to the Australia-India Joint Research Project https://www.commerce.gov.in/.
The Research Project was welcomed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the Australian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defence Richard Marles during their meeting in New Delhi on 4 June 2025.
The Ministers deliberated to further the defence science and technology collaboration projects when they meet in Australia later this year for the third India-Australia 2+2 ministerial meeting. They also reviewed the progress made since the last 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue held in November 2023 https://www.bseindia.com/.
The meeting offered an opportunity to both sides to review the status of bilateral engagements in the context of emerging regional and global scenarios.
The discussions covered a wide range of issues such as defence strategic cooperation and security, including industry collaboration, cyber & new emerging technologies, counter-terrorism, hydrography and maritime security https://www.nseindia.com/.
Both Ministers expressed satisfaction with the 5-year-old India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and recognised that defence has emerged as an important pillar of the collaboration https://www.asx.com.au/.
They expressed satisfaction at the growing strategic convergence between the two countries and called for continued strengthening of bilateral defence cooperation and their commitment for achieving their shared objective of peace, prosperity, stability and progress in the Indo-Pacific region. fiinews.com
