India and the UK have discussed means to deepen defence cooperation to advance defence industrial and intelligence collaboration and cyber cooperation.India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and his UK counterpart Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton have discussed these issues at a meeting in UK. The Air Chief Marshal posted on X: “Great to discuss defence and security cooperation with India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Chauhan today”.The Office of the Indian CDS posted on X that “the visit will further deepen defence cooperation”.General Anil Chauhan is on a three‑day visit (April 19-21) to the UK. The two military commanders have discussed deepening cooperation across training, operations and defence industry partnerships.Senior UK civil and military leaders will also interact with General Chauhan during his visit. Representatives of the British defence industry will meet him to progress talks on greater defence co-production between the two countries. General Chauhan will also be given a tour of the Royal College of Defence Studies, where he will meet a multinational cohort of students.This is the first official visit by an Indian CDS to the UK and marks the fifth senior UK-India military engagement this year, following the UK Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth’s visit to India in March.Lindy Cameron, British High Commissioner to India, said: “We are stepping up cooperation to strengthen interoperability, spur innovation and support a free, open and secure Indo‑Pacific.“India is a key defence partner for the UK. We will continue to build on this momentum in the months ahead,” Cameron said.The UK and India had launched a 10‑year Defence Industrial Roadmap under the Vision 2035 agreement to support growth, strengthen security and contribute to international stability. The UK Ministry of Defence has set up a dedicated programme office, Defence Partnership‑India, to drive bilateral defence collaboration.