The 4th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting between India and Tanzania took place in Zanzibar from February 2-3, 2026. Both countries discussed ongoing defence cooperation and future collaboration in areas including military training, service-to-service cooperation, maritime security, and defence industry collaboration. New avenues explored include counter-terrorism, peacekeeping training, capacity building in Electronic Warfare (EW), Cyber, and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Cooperation in military medicine was identified as a potential area. Both sides agreed to initiate cooperation between their Air Forces. The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (Defence Cooperation) Shri Amitabh Prasad, and the Tanzanian delegation was led by Mr. Ibrahim Mhona, Chief of Operations and Training, TPDF. Shri Bishwadip Dey, the High Commissioner of India to Tanzania, also attended. Defence cooperation between the two countries is guided by a five-year roadmap. Release ID: 2222712, Visitor Counter: 298. Posted on 03 FEB 2026 6:19PM by PIB Delhi.
Key Entities Referenced
Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC): A committee formed to facilitate defence cooperation between India and Tanzania.
Zanzibar: Location of the 4th Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting.
India: One of the countries involved in the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting.
Tanzania: One of the countries involved in the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting.
Ministry of Defence: Ministry under which defense cooperation takes place.
Ministry of Defence
India and Tanzania Hold 4th Joint Defence
Cooperation Committee Meeting in Zanzibar
Posted On: 03 FEB 2026 6:19PM by PIB Delhi
The fourth edition of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting between India and
Tanzania was held in Zanzibar from 02-03 February 2026. Both countries reviewed ongoing defence
cooperation and discussed a broad range of areas for further collaboration, including military training,
service-to-service cooperation, maritime security and defence industry collaboration.
The two sides also explored new avenues such as counter-terrorism, peacekeeping training, and capacity
building in niche areas including Electronic Warfare (EW), Cyber, and Artificial Intelligence (AI), with a
view to further strengthening bilateral defence ties. Cooperation in military medicine was identified as a
potential new area of cooperation. In addition, both sides agreed to initiate cooperation between their Air
Forces, complementing the existing cooperation between the two Navies and Armies.
The Indian delegation was led by Joint Secretary (Defence Cooperation) Shri Amitabh Prasad and
comprised senior officials from the Department of Defence and the Indian Defence Forces. The Tanzanian
delegation was led by Mr. Ibrahim Mhona, Chief of Operations and Training, TPDF. The High
Commissioner of India to Tanzania, Shri Bishwadip Dey, also attended the meeting.
India and Tanzania share a close, warm, and strategic partnership. Defence cooperation between the two
countries is guided by a five-year roadmap.
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