India Italy Ties

April 30, 2026 3:48 PM

India, Italy deepen defence ties; Rajnath Singh holds talks with Italian counterpart, exchange military cooperation plan

India and Italy on Thursday took a step forward in strengthening their defence partnership, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh holding bilateral talks with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto in New Delhi and exchanging a Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan (MCP) for 2026-27. The meeting, held at the Manekshaw Centre, focused on enhancing military engagements and expanding defence industrial cooperation between the two countries. Both ministers reaffirmed that the India-Italy Strategic Part...

December 10, 2025 11:05 AM

Italian Deputy PM Antonio Tajani arrives in New Delhi to strengthen bilateral partnership

Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday for a three-day official visit aimed at advancing the India-Italy Strategic Partnership. This is his second visit to India this year. In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "Warm welcome to Italy's Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Antonio Tajani on his arrival in New Delhi. This is his s...

May 5, 2025 10:29 PM

India, Italy explore ways to strengthen economic ties at ADB meet

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday met her Italian counterpart, Giancarlo Giorgetti, on the sidelines of the 58th ADB Annual Meeting in the Italian city of Milan. The two leaders explored ways to strengthen India-Italy economic ties and enhance cooperation on global and multilateral platforms on issues of mutual interest. The meeting highlighted the implementation of the Joint Strategic Action Plan 2025–2029, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian count...