India-Algeria Joint Commission agrees to further expand defence cooperation during inaugural meeting in New Delhi

• Inaugural Joint Commission Meeting on defence cooperation between India and Algeria, held in New Delhi on 05 May 2026, institutionalising a new bilateral defence dialogue mechanism.
• Both sides signed the Rules of Procedure — a guiding framework that will govern all future Joint Commission meetings on defence.
• Marks a structural shift in India-Algeria ties from episodic defence contacts toward an institutionalised, sustained mechanism — relevant for GS-II (India & its Neighbourhood / bilateral groupings) and GS-III (Defence/Internal Security industries).