Tel Aviv: The Director General (DG) of the Israel Ministry of Defence, Maj Gen (Res.) Eyal Zamir led a working visit to India as head of an IMoD delegation. The visit aimed to promote strategic dialogue and strengthen defence cooperation between Israel and India.
The delegation met with the Director General of the Indian Ministry of Defence, the Indian Chief of Staff, and the heads of the Indian Army’s security arms. During the visit, DG Zamir presented an overview of the strategic landscape in the Middle East and insights gained from the recent war, emphasising the capabilities and technologies employed by the IDF in various arenas. The parties also discussed ways to deepen the security ties between their defence ministries across various axes.
Additionally, DG Zamir hosted an Israeli-Indian Industries Forum, led by the International Defence Cooperation Directorate at IMoD (SIBAT), with participation from senior officials of the Israeli and Indian defence industries. The forum aimed to promote dialogue, remove barriers, and enhance the potential for industrial-defence cooperation between the countries.
The IMoD delegation also toured joint production lines established by Israeli security industries in support of India’s ‘Make in India‘ policy initiative.
Accompanying DG Zamir were the Head of the Security-Political Division at IMoD, Brig Gen (Res.) Dror Shalom; Head of SIBAT, Brig Gen (Res.) Yair Kulas; Head of the R&D Unit at IMoD’s Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D), Brig Gen Yehuda Elmakias; Defence Attaché to the Israeli Embassy in India, Col  Avihai Zafrani and other senior officials.
-The writer is an Israel-based freelance journalist. The views expressed are of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda
