India & Zimbabwe reaffirm commitment to deepen bilateral defence cooperation during inaugural JDC meeting

• Inaugural India–Zimbabwe Joint Defence Committee (JDC) met in New Delhi on 04 June 2026, institutionalising bilateral defence engagement under the Ministry of Defence framework.
• Operationalises the MoU on Defence Cooperation signed on the sidelines of Aero India 2025 (Bengaluru, Feb 2025).
• Signals India's deepening Africa Outreach strategy under the "India–Africa Forum Summit" template — relevant for GS-II (IR) on India–Africa, defence diplomacy and the Make-in-India export push.