India and Armenia Strengthen Defence Cooperation with New MoU and Strategic Talks
India and Armenia are strengthening their defence partnership through high-level engagements, including Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh's two-day visit to Yerevan. Meetings with Armenian Defence Minister Suren Papikyan and other officials focused on exploring new avenues for bilateral defence cooperation. The countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance collaboration in defence research, development, innovation, and shared production. Recent years have seen expanded military ties, including Armenia's acquisition of Indian systems like Pinaka and Akash, reflecting growing strategic cooperation.
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zeenews broke this story on 17 Aug, 02:56 am. Other outlets followed.