Overview

• General Upendra Dwivedi has embarked on an official trip to Algeria from August 25 to 28, marking his first overseas tour since Operation Sindoor.
• His schedule includes meetings with General Saïd Chanegriha and Lieutenant General Mostefa Smaali, plus visits to the School of Command and Major Staff in Tamentfoust and the Cherchell Military Academy.
• The Indian Army says the agenda focuses on strengthening army-to-army cooperation, sharing assessments on security challenges, and exploring defence industrial collaboration.
• The engagement builds on a defence cooperation pact signed last November, follow-on visits by India’s president and the CDS, and a July 30–August 1 defence seminar in Algiers where Indian firms showcased capabilities.
• Coverage notes Algeria’s move to diversify beyond Russian suppliers and India’s push to expand regional defence ties as part of its broader strategic outreach.