India, Feb. 18 -- India and France on Tuesday renewed a defence cooperation agreement for 10 years, signed an agreement for manufacturing French-origin missiles in the country, and announced a pact for reciprocal deployment of army officers, during talks between defence minister Rajnath Singh and his French counterpart Catherine Vautrin who co-chaired the 6th Annual Defence Dialogue in Bengaluru.

The two leaders discussed a raft of bilateral security and defence issues, including priority areas for co-development and co-production of military equipment, the defence ministry said in a statement. "They emphasised on the need for a closer defence partnership and connecting the industries of both nations, especially in the field of niche tec...