This article covers cooperation between India and Czechia (the Czech Republic) in defence, in science and technology, and in multilateral forums. The source is the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief of June 2026.
Defence cooperation
According to the MEA brief of June 2026, bilateral defence cooperation gained momentum with the signing of an MoU on Bilateral Defence Cooperation in October 2003. A Joint Defence Committee (JDC) was set up under it.
Joint Defence Committee
Seven meetings of the JDC have taken place so far. The most recent was held in Prague on 7 October 2025, after a gap of five years. A five member delegation of India's Ministry of Defence, led by Shri Appavoo Anbarasu, AS & DG (Acqn), took part.
Defence industry
On 8 October 2025, a Joint Defence Industry seminar and an Industry Day were held in conjunction with the Czech Ministry of Defence and the Czech Defence Industry Association (DSIA). Over 60 representatives from Indian and Czech defence industries took part, including a delegation of 30 representatives from Indian defence industries who travelled to Prague for the event.
An India Pavilion was set up for the first time at the International Defence and Security Exhibition 2025 (IDET) in Brno.
Other defence exchanges in 2025
- A high-level delegation from the Indian Air Force, led by Air Marshal P.K. Vohra, took part in the Future Airforce Conference 2025, held in Prague on 17-18 September 2025.
- A 16 member National Defence College (NDC) delegation, led by Brigadier Rajesh Raman, Secretary NDC, visited the Czech Republic from 09-13 June 2025.
Visits by the Chief of Defense Staff of India to the Czech Republic and by the Czech Defence Minister to India are listed in this guide's relations article, as are the fields of the 8 Agreements/MoUs signed during the President's State visit of September 2018, which included Defence and S&T.
Science and technology
In 2019, under the joint collaboration in Science and Technology, 20 high ranking projects were selected out of 187 joint proposals.
The brief states that India and the Czech Republic are working in niche technologies, given the Czech Republic's strength as an incubator of technologies in strategic sectors. The sectors it names are:
- defence
- nuclear energy
- cyber security
- AI
- Big Data
- nanotechnology
- laser
VZLUSAT-1
In June 2017, ISRO launched the Czech nanosatellite VZLUSAT-1, the first Czech technological satellite. The brief gives its size as 20 cm x 10 cm x 10 cm and its weight as 2 kg. Its mission is to verify new products and technologies in Earth's orbit.
The satellite was developed by the Czech Aerospace Research and Test Centre (VZLU) in cooperation with Czech companies and universities.
The Joint Statement on the India-Czechia Strategic Partnership On Innovation, adopted in January 2024, is recorded in the relations article. Research links between Indian and Czech universities, including the Embassy of India's agreements with Czech universities, are described in this guide's article on culture, education and the Indian community.
Nuclear Suppliers Group and non-proliferation
The brief states that the Czech Republic strongly supported India's full membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) through its constructive role in the NSG and in EU deliberations.
During the visit of the President of India in September 2018, both countries agreed to commit to strengthening global non-proliferation efforts, including the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
United Nations
The Czech Republic supported India for non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for 2021-22. According to the brief, it will support India's candidature for 2028-29 on a reciprocal basis.
The Czech Republic also supports comprehensive reform of the UN and India's credentials for permanent membership of the UNSC. Both sides provide mutual support for their candidatures in various UN bodies and organisations and in other multilateral agencies.