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India and Greece defence industrial cooperation is strengthening through a five-year roadmap, marking a qualitative upgrade in their strategic partnership.
Description:
Key Developments:
- Five-year defence industrial road map signed.
- Exchange of Bilateral Military Cooperation Plan (BMCP) for 2026.
- Focus on co-production and capacity expansion of indigenous defence industries.
- Alignment of India’s Atmanirbhar Bharat with Greece’s Agenda 2030 reforms.
- Greece announced deployment of a Greek International Liaison Officer at IFC-IOR, Gurugram → enhances maritime domain awareness and information sharing.
Information Fusion Centre – Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR):
- Established: 22 December 2018
- Host: Indian Navy
- Location: Gurugram, Haryana
- Co-located with: Information Management and Analysis Centre (IMAC)
Mandate:
- Enhance Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA)
- Promote collaborative maritime safety and security across the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
Core Function:
- Fusion, analysis, and dissemination of white shipping data
- Monitors threats such as piracy, illegal fishing, trafficking, arms smuggling, and maritime terrorism
International Collaboration:
- 14 International Liaison Officers (ILOs) from: Australia, Bangladesh, France, Italy, Japan, Maldives, Mauritius, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UK, USA
About Greece:
- Location: Southern Europe; at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa
- Seas: East: Aegean Sea West: Ionian Sea, South: Mediterranean Sea
- Capital: Athens
- Political system: Parliamentary republic
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