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Marcos’s India State Visit to Include First Bilateral Naval Drills at Scarborough Shoal

Scheduled for August 4–8, the drills will align with Marcos’s New Delhi meetings to strengthen regional security cooperation.

In this photograph taken on December 15, 2022, the guided missile destroyer Mormugao is seen docked at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on the eve of its commissioning into the Indian Navy.
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Overview

  • President Marcos will lead a high-level delegation to India from August 4 to 8 for his first state visit since taking office, marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
  • He is set to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 5 and meet President Droupadi Murmu and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.
  • Four Indian warships will call in Manila on August 2 before sailing to contested waters off Scarborough Shoal for the first bilateral maritime cooperative activity from August 4 to 8, underscoring support for a rules-based order.
  • Visa-free travel for Indian nationals has been in effect since June, and direct flights are scheduled to begin in October to enhance tourism and trade.
  • Bilateral trade reached $3.15 billion in 2023–24, and the Philippines was the first foreign customer for India’s BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles in 2022.