RAKSHA: India’s 10-year blueprint for defence diplomacy and global strategic partnerships
India has launched 'RAKSHA', a 10-year strategic blueprint designed to modernize its defence diplomacy and industrial cooperation. The framework aims to move beyond ceremonial exchanges toward outcome-oriented partnerships that bolster regional stability and promote Indian defence exports.
Why it matters
This shift signals India's intent to become a major global security provider and defence exporter, potentially altering the geopolitical balance in the Indo-Pacific.
India unveiled an ambitious new framework to guide its defence diplomacy over the next decade, signalling a more structured and proactive approach towards building strategic partnerships across the world.
The document, titled ‘RAKSHA’, lays down a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening India’s military engagement, defence industrial cooperation and global security partnerships in line with its long-term national interests.
Released by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday (September 3, 2026), the strategic blueprint seeks to integrate defence diplomacy more closely with India’s wider foreign policy, economic interests and national security objectives. At a time of growing geopolitical competition, regional conflicts and rapidly changing military technologies, the framework underlines New Delhi’s effort to emerge as a more influential and dependable security partner.
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