Wellington [New Zealand]: New Delhi and Wellington advanced their discussions on further strengthening their defence partnership with a focus on maritime security and joint training during the 2nd India-New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue.
Sharing the details in a post on X, the official account of the Directorate of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence said that Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad and Deputy Secretary, New Zealand Ministry of Defence, Richard Schmidt co-chaired the 2nd India New Zealand Defence Strategic Dialogue in Wellington, New Zealand.
The post further highlighted that the talks also focused on working upon the objectives of Roadmap 2030, which was announced earlier this year during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to New Zealand in July. Along with PM Christopher Luxon, he had announced the creation of the India-New Zealand Strategic Partnership Roadmap 2030-- as a shared framework to guide joint action and further strengthen the ties over the next four years.
"The Dialogue focused on advancing maritime security, joint training and #defencecooperation, while furthering the objectives of the Roadmap 2030," the post said.
