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From October 27 to 29, India and Tanzania held their first Army-to-Army Staff Talks in New Delhi, where they discussed strengthening defense cooperation through military education, training exchanges, and capacity building.
During their visit to India, the Tanzanian team also visited the 505 Army Base Workshop, DPSU Bhawan, and paid tribute to fallen soldiers at the National War Memorial.
“The inaugural India-Tanzania Army-to-Army Staff Talks, held in New Delhi from 27 to 29 October 2026, focused on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation through military education, training exchanges and capacity building. The Tanzanian delegation visited 505 Army Base Workshop and DPSU Bhawan, gaining insights into India’s military maintenance capabilities and indigenous defence manufacturing,” the Indian Army’s Additional Directorate General of Public Information (ADGPI) posted on X.
“The delegation also paid homage to the fallen heroes at the National War Memorial. The engagement reinforced mutual trust and the shared commitment towards deeper military cooperation,” it added.
Earlier this year, India and Tanzania convened the fourth Joint Defense Cooperation Committee (JDCC) conference in Zanzibar, where they discussed military training, maritime security, and defense industrial partnership.
Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary of the Defense Ministry for International Cooperation, co-chaired the meeting, which took place in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on February 2-3. During the meeting, officials from the two countries discussed expanding cooperation in a variety of fields, including cyber and artificial intelligence.
“Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) Shri Amitabh Prasad co-chaired fourth edition of Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting between India-Tanzania held in Zanzibar from 02-03 February 2026. The two sides discussed cooperation in military training, maritime security, defence industry collaboration and also explored new areas like counter terrorism, Peacekeeping training and training in niche areas of EW, Cyber, AI to further expand bilateral defence cooperation,” the Ministry of Defence’s Directorate of Public Relations had posted on X then.
India and Tanzania have long had cordial, amicable, and cooperative relations. In recent years, India and Tanzania have developed a modern and pragmatic relationship characterized by sound political understanding, diverse economic engagement, people-to-people contacts in education and healthcare, and development partnerships in capacity-building training, concessional credit lines, and grant projects. During Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s State Visit to India in 2023, ties between the two countries were upgraded to the level of strategic partnership.
Source: IANS
