The Indian Army hosted the Annual Foreign Service Attaches Briefing 2026 at the Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday, bringing together 65 defence attaches from 50 countries.

The day was built around global security. Sessions covered the challenges now weighing on international peace and set out how India reads an evolving security environment. Defence attaches are serving officers posted to their countries' missions in New Delhi, and they handle routine military contact with the Indian armed forces.


Foreign Service Attaches Briefing covers global security

Discussions at the Foreign Service Attaches Briefing ran across current challenges to global peace and security, and India's own assessment of the evolving security environment. The annual event is hosted by the Indian Army.

General Dhiraj Seth meets the visiting attaches

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth interacted with the attaches.

The exchange covered emerging regional and global security challenges, India's security outlook and the Indian Army's strategic priorities. According to the Army, the engagement built mutual understanding, strengthened defence diplomacy and emphasised a shared commitment to global peace and stability.

Indigenous defence capability on show

Home-grown military hardware was a main thread of the day. The visiting officers were given a view of India's growing indigenous defence capability and the Aatmanirbhar Bharat push in defence production.

Defence exports at a record Rs 38,424 crore

The figures behind that push are on record. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh put India's defence exports at a record Rs 38,424 crore in his address at a defence conclave in New Delhi last month, according to the Ministry of Defence. The defence budget for 2026-27 stands at Rs 7.85 lakh crore. Import curbs on listed items under the positive indigenisation lists issued by the Department of Defence Production continue to steer orders towards Indian firms.

Indian Army contingent trains in Kazakhstan

Away from New Delhi, the Army's foreign engagement continues on the ground. A 60-member Indian contingent, drawn mainly from a Garhwal Rifles battalion along with Indian Air Force personnel, is at Oskemen for Exercise KAZIND-2026, the ninth edition of the joint drills with Kazakhstan, with a focus on counter-terrorism and countering drones.

The exercise runs until 11 October.