Archive · 14 Sep 2026
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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr discussed expanding India-Philippines ties on Sunday.
Their talks covered defence, space, trade, technology and other areas of cooperation.
Modi welcomed the Philippines’ decision to join the India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, where Marcos attended as current ASEAN chair.
A 2022 agreement to supply BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles to the Philippine Navy marked a major milestone in bilateral relations.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Philippines President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr.
- What
- They discussed further strengthening India-Philippines strategic, economic and security ties.
- When
- Sunday, about a year after the two countries elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership.
- Where
- On the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
- Why
- To advance cooperation in defence, space, trade, technology, disaster resilience and other areas.
- 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.