
The
inaugural meeting of India-Zimbabwe Joint Defence Committee (JDC) took place in
New Delhi on 4 June 2026. Both sides agreed to enhance bilateral defence ties
by expanding existing cooperation in areas such as training, support and
maintenance of common air assets. They also discussed ways to collaborate in
new areas including joint manufacturing, counter-terrorism, border management
and peacekeeping.
The
meeting was co-chaired by joint secretary Amitabh Prasad from the Indian side
and permanent secretary, Zimbabwe Aaron Daniel Tonde Nhepera, who is leading a
12-member high-level delegation on a two-day visit to India. The Indian
delegation comprised representatives from the Services, Department of Defence
Production and Armed Forces Medical Services.
India
and Zimbabwe share a steadily deepening defence partnership. The first JDC
meeting has further reinforced the ties by operationalising the objectives laid
down in the MoU on defence cooperation signed by the defence ministers of both
the countries on the sidelines of Aero India 2025.
The
delegation from Zimbabwe also visited the DPSU Bhawan in New Delhi, where they
discussed potential areas of mutual cooperation with representatives from the
Indian defence industry.