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India and South Korea hold 10th Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Industries and Logistics in New Delhi

The 10th India–Republic of Korea Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Industries and Logistics was held in New Delhi on 29 September 2026.

Summary

The meeting was co-chaired by Dinesh Mahur, Additional Secretary (Defence Production), Ministry of Defence, and Kim Il Dong, Vice Minister of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of the Republic of Korea. The two sides reviewed cooperation in defence industry and logistics.

Key facts

Meeting
10th India–ROK Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Industries and Logistics
Date / place
29 September 2026, New Delhi
Indian co-chair
Dinesh Mahur, Additional Secretary (Defence Production)
Korean co-chair
Kim Il Dong, Vice Minister, DAPA

Practice MCQs 2 questions

Q1 Advanced

The 10th Joint Committee Meeting on Defence Industries and Logistics held in New Delhi on 29 September 2026 was between India and which country?

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Correct answer: B — Republic of Korea

It was the 10th India–Republic of Korea JCM, co-chaired by Dinesh Mahur and Kim Il Dong of Korea's DAPA.

Q2 Advanced

Consider the following statements about the 10th India–ROK Joint Committee Meeting (2026): 1. It was held in Seoul. 2. The Korean side was led by the Vice Minister of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). Which of the above is/are correct?

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Correct answer: B — 2 only

Statement 1 is wrong: the meeting was in New Delhi. Statement 2 is correct: Kim Il Dong, Vice Minister of DAPA, co-chaired it.

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