Overview

• India’s defence minister will travel to Morocco on September 22–23 at the invitation of Abdellatif Loudiyi, marking the first visit of its kind.
• The visit includes inaugurating Tata Advanced Systems Maroc’s WhAP 8×8 facility in Berrechid, described by the MoD as the first Indian defence manufacturing plant in Africa.
• Both sides are expected to sign a defence cooperation MoU during the trip, creating an institutional basis for exchanges, training and industrial linkages.
• The planned agreement is intended to strengthen maritime collaboration, building on regular Indian Navy port calls at Casablanca.
• Rajnath Singh will hold talks with Loudiyi, meet Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour on defence industrial ties, and engage with the Indian community in Rabat.