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THE PHILIPPINE DELEGATION TO THE 4th PHILIPPINES-INDIA JOINT DEFENSE COOPERATION COMMITTEE (JDCC)

31 March 2023. The Philippine Delegation to the 4^th Philippines-India Joint Defense Cooperation Committee (JDCC) Meeting and the 2^nd Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Indian Armed Forces (IAF) Service-to-Service Talks paid a courtesy visit to the Philippine Embassy. The Delegation was headed by the Department of National Defense (DND)’s Assistant Secretary for Strategic Assessments and International Affairs, Pablo M. Lorenzo, with officials from the DND and AFP.

The 4^th PH-India JDCC Meeting hosted by the Indian side was held on 31 March 2023 at the Manekshaw Center in New Delhi. DND’s Assistant Secretary, Lorenzo, led the Philippine Delegation, while India’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) Joint Secretary, Shri Amitabh Prasad, headed the Indian Delegation. The 2^nd AFP-IAF Service-to-Service Talks was held on 29 March 2023.

The 4^th PH-India JDCC and the 2^nd AFP-IAF Service-to-Service Meetings provided an opportunity for both the Philippines and India to review their ongoing defense cooperation and identify other areas of possible collaboration and engagements, including a roadmap for the defense and military engagements between the two countries. Both sides agreed to continue to deepen cooperation on key areas of mutual interests and hold regular consultations through bilateral, regional, and multilateral mechanisms.

The Joint Defense Cooperation Committee (JDCC) at the Assistant Secretary level (Joint Secretary level) was set up under the ambit of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Defense Cooperation, signed by the Philippines and India in 2006. The previous JDCC and Service-to-Service Talks hosted by the Philippines were held in Manila on 31 January 2020.

NICA DIRECTOR-GENERAL RICARDO DE LEON ATTENDED THE 2023 RAISINA DIALOGUE IN NEW DELHI

DirGen De Leon, together with officials of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA), is currently attending the 2023 Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi organized by the Ministry of External Affairs of India and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF). 

The Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier conference on geopolitics and geo-economics committed to addressing the most challenging issues facing the global community. The dialogue is structured as a multi-stakeholder, cross-sectoral discussion, involving heads of state, cabinet ministers, and local government officials, who are joined by thought leaders from the private sector, media, and academia.

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THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN NEW DELHI PARTICIPATED IN AERO INDIA 2023