Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is paying a four-day visit to Italy and France, beginning Monday.
the Defense Minister during his first leg of the tour, will meet his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto in Rome.
Singh, during the second leg of his tour, will have the 5th Annual Defense Dialogue with French Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu in Paris.
"India and France recently celebrated 25 years of Strategic Partnership. Both countries enjoy a deep and wide-ranging bilateral defense relationship, including significant industrial cooperation, " the Defense Ministry said.
The Indian minister is also expected to meet CEOs of defense industry and senior representatives of both the nations to explore possibilities for industrial cooperation, it added.