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India and Philippines Deepen Strategic Partnership Across Sectors

India and the Philippines want to work more closely together.

Their leaders, Narendra Modi and Ferdinand R Marcos Jr, met on Sunday.

They talked about defence, space, trade and technology.

The meeting happened during the BRICS Summit.

Marcos was attending the summit because the Philippines was the current chair of ASEAN.

Modi welcomed the Philippines joining a group that helps countries prepare for disasters.

The two countries became strategic partners about a year ago.

Their relationship has also grown through a deal for India’s BrahMos missiles to be supplied to the Philippine Navy.

Key facts

Relationship status: India and the Philippines elevated their ties to a strategic partnership about a year before the meeting.
Meeting participants: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr.
Discussion areas: Defence, space, trade, technology, economic cooperation and security ties.
Disaster resilience: The Philippines decided to join the India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
Missile agreement: A 2022 deal covers the supply of BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippine Navy.
Summit context: The meeting took place on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
ASEAN role: Marcos attended the BRICS Summit as the current ASEAN chair.

indianexpress.com · 1 hr ago