India, Oct. 14 -- India and the Czech Republic on Tuesday resolved to expand their bilateral defence cooperation, including exploring the possibility of co-development of military hardware as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hosted Czech Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havlicek for wide-ranging talks. In January 2024, the two sides had identified defence among a handful of key sectors to further shore up cooperation. Havlicek is also the Czech Republic's Minister of Industry and Trade.

"Both leaders reviewed the entire spectrum of defence industrial cooperation between the two countries," the defence ministry said. "While the two sides welcomed the ongoing collaboration and successful establishment of various joint ventures, they agreed to fur...