India and Fiji hold second Bilateral Joint Working Group meeting on defence in New Delhi

28 September 2026

India and Fiji discussed maritime security, military training, cyber training and defence industry collaboration at the second India-Fiji Bilateral Joint Working Group (JWG) meeting in New Delhi. The meeting was co-chaired by Amitabh Prasad, Joint Secretary (International Cooperation) in the Ministry of Defence, and Mason Smith, Permanent Secretary for Defence and Veterans Affairs of Fiji. India reiterated the importance it accords to Fiji and the Pacific Island Countries in its vision of a free, open, inclusive and secure Indo-Pacific. On the sidelines, Mason Smith met Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh for talks on bilateral defence and maritime cooperation. The Fijian delegation is scheduled to visit Kochi on 29-30 September to inspect facilities at the Southern Naval Command for advanced naval training and professional aviation training modules. The delegation also visited the National War Memorial and DPSU Bhavan at the World Trade Centre in New Delhi.