Rajnath Singh and Czech Deputy Prime Minister Havlíček agree to expand defence industrial collaboration

13 October 2026

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on 13 October 2026 with Karel Havlíček, 1st Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.
They reviewed the entire spectrum of defence industrial cooperation between the two countries.
Both sides agreed to expand cooperation, including under the India-Czech Joint Defence Committee, to promote Make-in-India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
They welcomed the successful establishment of various joint ventures.
Mr Havlíček is on a four-day visit to India and will visit industries in Bengaluru and Mumbai.