Ministry of Defence
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India and Canada hold their inaugural Defence Dialogue
Background fact, detailsBackground fact: Canada is a member of the Commonwealth and of G7
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India and Canada held the first India-Canada Defence Dialogue virtually on 3 November 2026. It was co-chaired by Dr Amit Telang of India's Defence Ministry and Scott Millar of Canada's Department of National Defence. Defence industrial cooperation, military-technical cooperation and defence research were named priority areas. It follows the Modi-Carney joint statement of 2 March 2026.
- Inaugural India-Canada Defence Dialogue held virtually on 3 November 2026
- Co-chaired by Dr Amit Telang (India, Joint Secretary International Cooperation) and Scott Millar (Canada, Assistant Deputy Minister Policy)
- Priorities: defence industrial cooperation, military-technical cooperation, defence R&D
- Follows the joint statement of 2 March 2026 by the two Prime Ministers
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MoD signs Rs 5,083 crore (3 March) and Rs 858 crore (27 March) contracts
The Defence Ministry signed contracts in March 2026: Rs 5,083 crore on 3 March for six HAL helicopters for the Coast Guard and Russian VL-Shtil missiles, and Rs 858 crore on 27 March for a Tunguska air defence system.
Background fact, detailsBackground fact: HAL is headquartered in Bengaluru
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The Defence Ministry signed two sets of contracts in March 2026: Rs 5,083 crore on 3 March for six ALH Mk-III helicopters and VL-Shtil missiles, and Rs 858 crore on 27 March for a Tunguska air defence system and P-8I depot-level inspection.
- 3 March 2026: Rs 5,083 crore, comprising Rs 2,901 crore for six ALH Mk-III (maritime role) helicopters for the Coast Guard from HAL and Rs 2,182 crore for VL-Shtil missiles from Rosoboronexport
- 27 March 2026: Rs 858 crore for the Tunguska air defence missile system (Rs 445 crore, Rosoboronexport) and depot-level inspection of Boeing P-8I aircraft