Overview

• The trip runs September 22–23 and is the first ever by an Indian defence minister to Morocco.
• Singh will inaugurate Tata Advanced Systems Maroc’s WhAP 8×8 facility at Berrechid, described as India’s first defence manufacturing plant in Africa.
• Talks are scheduled with Morocco’s Minister Delegate of National Defence Abdeltif Loudiyi to deepen defence and industrial cooperation.
• Both sides are expected to sign a defence cooperation MoU that would formalize exchanges, training, and industrial linkages.
• Meetings with Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour and outreach to the Indian diaspora in Rabat accompany moves to consolidate maritime ties built through Indian Navy port calls at Casablanca.