India and Morocco hold inaugural Joint Defence Committee meeting in New Delhi
On 8 September 2026, India and Morocco held the first meeting of their Joint Defence Committee in New Delhi, set up under the defence MoU signed during Rajnath Singh's Morocco visit in September 2025.
Summary
India and Morocco held the inaugural meeting of their Joint Defence Committee (JDC) in New Delhi on 8 September 2026. The meeting was co-chaired by Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence, and Brigadier General Abdellah Athmani of Morocco. The JDC was set up under the defence cooperation MoU signed during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Morocco in September 2025. Both sides reviewed defence ties and discussed ways to deepen cooperation. India and Morocco will mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2027.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 1st India–Morocco Joint Defence Committee
- Date/place
- 8 Sep 2026, New Delhi
- Indian co-chair
- Amitabh Prasad, JS (International Cooperation), MoD
- Moroccan co-chair
- Brig Gen Abdellah Athmani
- Basis
- Defence MoU signed during Rajnath Singh's Morocco visit, Sep 2025
- Milestone ahead
- 70 years of ties in 2027
Practice MCQs 3 questions
India held the inaugural meeting of a Joint Defence Committee with which country in New Delhi on 8 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Morocco
The first India–Morocco Joint Defence Committee met in New Delhi on 8 September 2026.
Consider the following statements about the India–Morocco Joint Defence Committee: 1. It was set up under a defence MoU signed during Rajnath Singh's visit to Morocco in September 2025. 2. India and Morocco will mark 70 years of diplomatic relations in 2027. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct as per the Ministry of Defence release.
Who co-chaired the inaugural India–Morocco Joint Defence Committee from the Indian side?
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Correct answer: B — Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation)
Amitabh Prasad, JS (International Cooperation), co-chaired with Brig Gen Abdellah Athmani of Morocco.