Archive · 28 Aug 2026
India and Kuwait Hold Inaugural Defence Dialogue in Delhi
India and Kuwait held their first meeting of a new Joint Defence Committee in New Delhi.
The committee helps the two countries discuss working together on defence.
They agreed to cooperate on training and military exercises.
They also discussed military medicine, staff meetings, defence companies, and research.
The meeting was meant to put a defence cooperation agreement signed in 2024 into action.
Indian and Kuwaiti officials also discussed possible cooperation with India’s defence industry.
Kuwait signed a separate defence agreement with Pakistan one day before its meeting with India.
India and Kuwait have had diplomatic relations since 1962, and their relationship became a Strategic Partnership in December 2024.
India and Kuwait held the inaugural meeting of their Joint Defence Committee in New Delhi on Friday, August 28.
The countries agreed to expand cooperation in training, military exercises, military medicine, staff talks, defence industry, and research and development.
The meeting was intended to operationalise the 2024 Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation.
Amitabh Prasad and Brigadier General Raed Alsakran co-chaired the meeting, which included Indian military and government representatives.
The dialogue followed Kuwait’s signing of a defence cooperation agreement with Pakistan the previous day and the elevation of India-Kuwait ties to a Strategic Partnership in December 2024.
- Who
- Representatives of India and Kuwait, led by Amitabh Prasad and Brigadier General Raed Alsakran.
- What
- The countries held the inaugural Joint Defence Committee meeting and agreed to strengthen defence cooperation.
- When
- Friday, August 28; the year is not specified in the reports. The related India-Kuwait MoU was signed in December 2024.
- Where
- New Delhi, India, including the National War Memorial and DPSU Bhawan.
- Why
- To operationalise the India-Kuwait defence cooperation MoU and expand collaboration in training, exercises, medicine, industry, and research.
- Meeting
- Inaugural meeting of the India-Kuwait Joint Defence Committee
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Main cooperation areas
- Training, military exercises, military medicine, staff talks, defence industry, and research and development
- Related agreement
- India-Kuwait Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kuwait in December 2024
- Meeting co-chairs
- Amitabh Prasad of India and Brigadier General Raed Alsakran of Kuwait
- Diplomatic relations
- India and Kuwait established diplomatic relations in 1962
- Related regional development
- Kuwait signed the Protocol Agreement-2026 on joint defence and military cooperation with Pakistan the previous day
