India-Tanzania Boost Defence Ties at 4th Joint Cooperation Meeting in Zanzibar

• The 4th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting between India and Tanzania was held in Zanzibar from February 2.
• Both nations reviewed existing defence cooperation and discussed future collaboration in military training, service-to-service cooperation, and maritime security.
• New avenues explored include counter-terrorism, peacekeeping training, and capacity building in Electronic Warfare (EW), Cyber, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Military medicine was identified as a potential new area, and cooperation between Air Forces will be initiated, complementing existing Navy and Army ties.
• The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (Defence Cooperation) Amitabh Prasad, and the Tanzanian delegation by Ibrahim Mhona.

Why It Matters: India and Tanzania are strengthening their strategic defence partnership through expanded cooperation and new initiatives.