The 7th India-Indonesia Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting was held in New Delhi today. Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane and Secretary General of the Indonesian Defence Ministry, Air Marshal Donny Ermawan Taufanto, co-chaired the meeting. During the meeting, both sides expressed satisfaction at the expanding scope of defence cooperation between the two countries. The progress made on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives was deliberated in meetings of the Working Group on Defence Cooperation and Defence Industries Cooperation was also reviewed by the co-chairs.

The dignitaries identified means to enhance existing areas of collaboration, especially in the field of defence industry ties, maritime security and multilateral cooperation.

During the visit, the Secretary-General visited the DRDO headquarters in New Delhi as well as TATA Advanced Systems and L&T Defence facilities in Pune. He also held deliberations with other Indian defence industry partners and discussed ways to enhance defence industrial capabilities by cooperation in research and joint production. He also called on the Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan during the visit.