The newly inaugurated armoured vehicles plant in Berrechid cements India’s first defence footprint in Africa while advancing Morocco’s push for a home-grown defence industry and strategic autonomy. It also crowns years of steadily deepening military-defence ties between the two countries.
A few weeks ahead of the UN Security Council’s review of the Sahara issue, China has sent a reassuring signal to Morocco, echoing the pledge made by President Xi Jinping during his November 21, 2024 meeting in Casablanca with Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan.