Overview
- The fifth meeting of the India–Russia Working Group on Military Cooperation convened at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on October 28–29.
- Officials reviewed current defense cooperation plans and explored new avenues for collaboration and knowledge-sharing.
- Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff said both sides committed to focused engagements with enhanced training exchanges under the special and privileged strategic partnership.
- The meeting was co-chaired by Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit and Lt Gen Igor Dylevsky.
- The working group functions as a regular forum linking India’s Integrated Defence Staff with Russia’s international military cooperation directorate to advance defense ties.