Overview

• Gen Upendra Dwivedi left Sunday for Algeria in his first foreign trip following Operation Sindoor.
• Talks are planned with Gen Said Chanegriha and Lt Gen Mostefa Smaali, with visits to the School of Command and Major Staff and the Cherchell Military Academy.
• The agenda focuses on strengthening army-to-army cooperation, expanding training exchanges, and identifying capability development opportunities, according to the Indian Army.
• The visit follows an agreement on military cooperation signed in early November last year and a late-July defence seminar in Algiers where Indian firms showcased equipment.
• Reporting notes New Delhi’s push to grow ties as China expands its regional presence, with analyses saying Algeria is diversifying suppliers as Russia’s defence industry remains stretched by the Ukraine war.