India and Singapore to collaborate on military equipment development and production.

• India and Singapore extend the ‘Joint Military Training-Army’ agreement for five years.

• The agreement also includes co-development and co-production of defence equipment.

• The decision was made during the sixth India-Singapore Defence Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi.

• The two nations agreed to enhance industry cooperation, including in niche domains like automation and AI.

• They also agreed to advance cooperation in emerging areas like cyber security.

• The meeting is significant given India’s decade-long Act East policy and Singapore’s role in promoting economic cooperation and strategic connectivity.