June 23, 2026 11:30 AM

India, Morocco hold second joint working group meeting on counter-terrorism in New Delhi

India and Morocco on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation against terrorism as the two countries held the second meeting of the India-Morocco Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter-Terrorism in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Dr. Vinod Bahade, Joint Secretary (Counter Terrorism) in India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Hicham Baali, Head of the National Judicial Police Brigade at Morocco's Directorate General of the National Police. According to MEA, ...

September 23, 2025 2:50 PM

Rajnath Singh discusses defence sector ties with Morocco Minister

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday met Morocco’s Minister of Trade, Ryad Mezzour, in Rabat to discuss ways to deepen cooperation in key sectors including defence, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals, the Ministry of Defence said. In a post on X, a ministry official said, “Mr Mezzour warmly welcomed the Raksha Mantri and highlighted the importance of enhancing industrial cooperation between the two nations, which share a long-standing friendship. The discussions focused on expanding partne...

September 22, 2025 8:45 PM

India, Morocco sign MoU to boost defence cooperation

In a step towards deepening strategic ties, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Moroccan counterpart Abdeltif Loudiyi on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence cooperation during a bilateral meeting in Rabat. The MoU establishes a robust institutional framework for collaboration between the two nations and opens avenues for joint exercises, military training, capacity building, and defence industry partnerships. Both ministers agreed on a comprehensive roadmap for defe...