This article covers India's development and capacity-building cooperation with Morocco, including information technology and digital public infrastructure, training, agriculture, renewable energy, space and defence, and cooperation during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is based on the MEA bilateral brief of April 2026.
Information technology and digital public infrastructure
A Centre of Excellence in Information Technology (CEIT) was set up in Technopark, Casablanca in 2018 under the IAFS-II development programme, and was handed over to the Moroccan side in January 2020. According to the MEA brief of April 2026, the CEIT has trained around 700 Moroccan students and professionals to date. India has proposed to the Moroccan Government that the centre be upgraded with the latest equipment.
IIIT-Bengaluru has helped develop Morocco's National Population Register based on its Modular Open-source Identity platform (MOSIP). The brief describes MOSIP as similar to India's Aadhar UID system based on biometrics. Using MOSIP, Morocco has also developed a National Social Family Register, used for better targeting of beneficiaries of government social support programmes.
In February 2024, the Indian IT company HCL Software and Atlas Cloud Services, a subsidiary of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), signed an MoU. It provides for a platform to enable the development of Digital Public Infrastructure applications for Moroccan government services and welfare schemes online.
Training and capacity building
The brief describes the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme as highly sought after in Morocco. To date, over 900 Moroccan nationals have benefited from ITEC, with a record 264 participants in the 2022-23 cycle alone.
Specialised courses have been tailored for Moroccan officials in fields such as cross-border energy trading, deep learning, cybersecurity and water resource management. Moroccan officials frequently attend the Professional Course for Foreign Diplomats (PCFD) at the Sushma Swaraj Institute of Foreign Service (SSIFS) in New Delhi. Morocco has also taken an active part in capacity-building initiatives under IAFS-III.
Agriculture
India and Morocco have signed an MoU on Cooperation in the field of Agricultural Research and Education. Under this MoU, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Morocco's Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests have developed a Work Plan for the exchange of visits by scientists.
Renewable energy
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) of India and the Moroccan Renewable Energy Agency MASEN signed an MoU in 2022 to work together in the renewable energy sector. The two countries also have a Joint Working Group on Renewable Energy.
In 2024-25, India organised a special training course on Cross Border Energy Trading and Green Hydrogen at the NTPC School of Business, under its technical cooperation programme. It was held for officials from MASEN, the Office National d'Electricité (ONEE), the Authorité Nationale de Régulation de l'Electricité (ANRE) and the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.
Space
India and Morocco signed an MoU on cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Outer Space in September 2018. Under this MoU, a Joint Committee on Space Cooperation was set up to facilitate collaboration in outer space. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has organised several workshops on remote sensing for Moroccan officials in collaboration with CRTS.
Defence
The brief states that India and Morocco have shown keen interest in expanding their defence industry cooperation with a view to diversifying their supplier bases.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh paid an official visit to Morocco on 22-23 September 2025 at the invitation of his counterpart, Mr. Abdeltif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate in charge of the National Defence Administration. He was accompanied by Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Pushpendra Singh and Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan.
The two ministers signed an MoU on Defence Cooperation, which provides an institutional framework for collaboration in defence industry, capacity building and counter-terrorism. They also inaugurated a new Tata Advanced System Maroc production plant in Berrechid, which will manufacture WhAP 8x8 armoured vehicles for the Moroccan Armed Forces.
Moroccan military officers, especially from the Royal Moroccan Navy, regularly take part in training programmes in India. Indian Naval Ships visit Morocco regularly on goodwill visits, and high-level delegations from the National Defence College (NDC) regularly visit Morocco on study tours.
Rear Admiral Mohamed Tahin of the Royal Moroccan Navy visited India from 24 to 27 November 2025 at the invitation of Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff. They discussed naval cooperation, structured training exchanges and maritime security. He also visited the Information Fusion Centre - Indian Ocean Region and the Southern Naval Command in Kochi.
Covid-19
The brief states that Morocco was among the first countries to procure Covishield from the Serum Institute of India (SII), which supplied a total of 7 million doses to the Kingdom. India also facilitated the supply of substantial quantities of essential medicines to Morocco during the pandemic.