The first joint conference of army chiefs of India and African countries is being held in Pune.  Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the conference as the chief guest. Army Chief General Manoj Pandey will also be present.

• This will be the first-ever conference of Army Chiefs of these countries. Army chiefs of 10 countries along with 31 representatives of African countries are present at this conference.
• A defence exhibition will be held under the Atmanirbhar Bharat campaign and the aim of the exhibition is to target African countries as a market for defence products.