Meeting occurred at Uprashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi
South African delegation included senior Ministers and officials of the Government of South Africa
Discussions focused on strengthening India–South Africa bilateral relations in areas of trade, investment, defence cooperation, skills development, and people-to-people ties
Exchanged views on advancing priorities of the Global South
Discussed enhanced cooperation in multilateral forums including BRICS, G20, IBSA and IORA
Highlighted proposed India–Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Preferential Trade Agreement
Expressed hope for early commencement and successful conclusion of trade agreement negotiations
Welcomed growing defence cooperation between the two countries
Looked forward to expanding collaboration through future editions of IBSAMAR naval exercise involving India, Brazil and South Africa
South Africa supported India's cheetah reintroduction programme through transfer of cheetahs
Project Cheetah shows encouraging progress including successful breeding in the wild
India invited South Africa to join International Solar Alliance (ISA), Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), and International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
Shared commitment to peace, prosperity, sustainable development, and interests of the Global South
