Hicksville, Nov. 6 -- India and Canada held their inaugural 'Defense Dialogue' virtually this week, identifying defense industrial cooperation, military-technical engagement and research and development as priority areas for collaboration.

The meeting was co-chaired by Amit Telang, Joint Secretary for International Cooperation in India's Ministry of Defense, and Scott Millar, Assistant Deputy Minister for Policy in Canada's Department of National Defense.

The two sides exchanged views on their defense policies and strategic outlooks and explored opportunities to expand bilateral cooperation, according to a Defense Ministry release. Defense industrial cooperation emerged as an important area of engagement, alongside military-technical c...