India and Zimbabwe hold inaugural Joint Defence Committee meeting in New Delhi
On 4 June 2026 in New Delhi, India and Zimbabwe held the inaugural meeting of their Joint Defence Committee (JDC).
Summary
India and Zimbabwe held the inaugural meeting of the India–Zimbabwe Joint Defence Committee (JDC) in New Delhi on 4 June 2026, co-chaired by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad and Zimbabwe's Permanent Secretary Aaron Daniel Tonde Nhepera. The two sides agreed to expand cooperation in training and maintenance of common air assets and discussed joint manufacturing, counter-terrorism, border management and peacekeeping. The meeting operationalised the MoU on Defence Cooperation signed on the sidelines of Aero India 2025.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 4 June 2026, New Delhi
- Meeting
- Inaugural India–Zimbabwe JDC
- Co-chairs
- Amitabh Prasad (JS, India); Aaron Daniel Tonde Nhepera (Permanent Secretary, Zimbabwe)
- Areas
- Training, air asset maintenance, joint manufacturing, counter-terrorism, border management, peacekeeping
- Basis
- MoU on Defence Cooperation signed at Aero India 2025
Practice MCQs 1 questions
India held the inaugural meeting of a Joint Defence Committee with which country in New Delhi on 4 June 2026?
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Correct answer: B — Zimbabwe
The inaugural India–Zimbabwe Joint Defence Committee meeting took place in New Delhi on 4 June 2026.