India and Greece sign Joint Declaration of Intent on defence industrial cooperation
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and Greek Minister of National Defence Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias held talks in New Delhi on 9 February 2026 and signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on defence industrial cooperation.
Summary
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh held talks with Greece's Minister of National Defence Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias in New Delhi on 9 February 2026. The two sides signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on strengthening defence industrial cooperation, a starting point for a five-year roadmap linking India's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' with Greece's defence reforms under 'Agenda 2030'. A Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan for 2026 was exchanged. Greece announced it will position an International Liaison Officer at the Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) in Gurugram. Dendias laid a wreath at the National War Memorial and the Greek delegation also visited defence establishments in Bengaluru.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 9 February 2026, New Delhi
- Greek minister
- Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias
- Signed
- Joint Declaration of Intent on defence industrial cooperation (start of five-year roadmap)
- Exchanged
- Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan 2026
- IFC-IOR
- Greek International Liaison Officer to be posted at Gurugram
- Reform link
- Aatmanirbhar Bharat and Greece's 'Agenda 2030'
Practice MCQs 3 questions
India signed a Joint Declaration of Intent on defence industrial cooperation with which country on 9 February 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Greece
Rajnath Singh and Greek Defence Minister Nikolaos-Georgios Dendias signed the Joint Declaration of Intent in New Delhi.
Greece announced on 9 February 2026 that it will post an International Liaison Officer at which Indian facility?
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Correct answer: B — Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region, Gurugram
Greece will position an International Liaison Officer at the IFC-IOR in Gurugram.
Consider the following about the India–Greece defence talks of 9 February 2026: 1. The Joint Declaration of Intent is a starting point for developing a five-year roadmap for defence industrial cooperation. 2. Greece's defence reforms that are to be linked with Aatmanirbhar Bharat are called 'Agenda 2030'. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
Both are correct: the JDI starts a five-year roadmap, linking Aatmanirbhar Bharat with Greece's 'Agenda 2030' defence reforms.