Former DG DIA Lt Gen V G Khandare and Editor-in-Chief Nitin A Gokhale examine India’s recent efforts at enhancing its military diplomacy to strengthen trust and goodwill with its neighbours. A lot is being done in international defence cooperation as India continues to rise in its status as a powerful and influential nation in the subcontinent and beyond. Defence diplomacy can also go a long way in furthering the government’s Make in India plans and develop an environment of cooperation and trust in the region.