India, UAE committed to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation

India and the United Arab Emirates reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation during the 13th India-UAE Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting held in New Delhi today. The meeting was co-chaired by Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and UAE’s Under Secretary of Defense Lieutenant General Ibrahim Nasser Alawi, who is leading a high-level defence delegation on a two-day official visit to India. During the meeting, both sides agreed to elevate defence ties to match the growing momentum in areas such as trade, investment, and social relations. The two sides agreed to enhance military training cooperation and discussed their respective training requirements. India offered to provide customised training courses tailored to the UAE’s needs. They also agreed to cooperate on maritime security through real-time information sharing. The potential for co-developing next-generation defence technologies in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence was also discussed, alongside opportunities in shipbuilding, refits, upgrades, and maintenance of common platforms.