Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA)

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Israel’s Directorate of Defence Research and Development (DDR&D) signed a pact - known as the Bilateral Innovation Agreement (BIA). The agreement is a tangible demonstration of the growing Indo–Israeli technological cooperation.

Key Highlights

• Objective: The agreement will promote innovation and accelerate research and development (R&D) in startups and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of both countries for the development of dual use technologies.
• Strategy: Under the agreement, startups and industry of both countries will work together to bring out next generation technologies and products.
• Focus Areas: The agreement will facilitate new developments in ....