India–Tanzania Review Defence Cooperation in JDCC Meet

On 2-3rd February 2026, India and Tanzania held the fourth meeting of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) in Zanzibar to review ongoing defence cooperation and explore new avenues to further strengthen bilateral ties.

Key Points

Fourth JDCC Meeting: The fourth Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting reflects the growing depth of India–Tanzania defence engagement.
Areas of Discussion: Both sides reviewed cooperation in military training, service-to-service engagement, maritime security and defence industry collaboration.
Emerging Domains: New areas of cooperation discussed included counter-terrorism, peacekeeping training and capacity building in Electronic Warfare, Cyber and Artificial Intelligence.
Military Medicine Cooperation: Cooperation in military medicine was identified as a potential new domain of engagement between the two countries.
Air Force Engagement: The two sides agreed to initiate engagement between their Air Forces, complementing the existing cooperation between the Navies and Armies.