| Key Highlights | Details |
|---|---|
| Visit | Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's two-day official visit to Morocco |
| Significance | First-ever visit by an Indian Defence Minister to Morocco |
| Event | Inauguration of Tata Advanced Systems Maroc's manufacturing facility in Berrechid, Morocco |
| Facility Focus | Manufacturing Wheeled Armoured Platforms |
| Location | Berrechid, Morocco |
| First Indian Defence Plant in Africa | Yes |
| Initiative | Part of India's Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) initiative |
| Strategic Engagements | - Bilateral meeting with Moroccan Defence Minister Abdeltif Loudiyi |
| - Meeting with Morocco's Minister of Industry & Trade Ryad Mezzour | |
| - Interaction with Indian diaspora in Rabat | |
| MoU Signing | Expected Defence Cooperation MoU |
| MoU Focus Areas | Defence exchanges, training, capacity building, and industrial linkages for joint projects |
| Significance of Development | - Global Defence Footprint: Expands India's defence manufacturing presence globally |
| - Africa Outreach: Strengthens India's strategic presence in Africa | |
| - Defence Diplomacy: Enhances India-Morocco bilateral ties | |
| - Economic Diplomacy: Promotes industrial partnerships | |
| India Defence Exports (2024-25) | Crossed ₹21,000 crore, a record high |
| Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) | Defence and aerospace arm of the Tata Group, established in 2007 |
| Morocco | - Capital: Rabat |
| - Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD) | |
| - Major Port: Casablanca |
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