Faced with the difficulty of sourcing in India due to the 50% surcharge on Indian exports imposed by the Trump administration, a major American distribution company is turning to Morocco.
King Mohammed VI has given his High instructions to the competent authorities with a view to the rapid care of the Moroccan woman who was recently the victim of a sexual assault by a doctor, while she was in intensive care in a private clinic in the city of Old Goa in India.
On the sidelines of the official visit of Rajnath Singh, the Indian Minister of Defense, to Rabat, Morocco and India have sealed a strategic defense partnership.
Rajnath Singh, the Indian Minister of Defense, has arrived in Morocco for, among other things, the inauguration ceremony of the first Moroccan factory dedicated to the manufacture of wheeled armored platforms, called Tata Advanced Systems Morocco (TASM), in Berrechid.
Morocco will begin producing armored vehicles in its first plant called Tata Advanced Systems Morocco (TASM), which will be inaugurated on Monday, September 22, 2025. This is the result of a strategic partnership between the Moroccan National Defense Administration and the Indian giant Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL).
Moroccans occupy the third place among the beneficiaries of residence permits within the European Union (EU), after Ukraine and India. Algeria is absent from the top 10.
The imposition of 50% US taxes is prompting the Indian industry to reorganize its production chains. To maintain their access to the US market, companies are studying relocations to countries like Morocco, which benefit from a more favorable customs regime for exporting to the United States.
Morocco has just taken a major step in setting up its first armored vehicle production plant, the result of a strategic partnership between the National Defense Administration and the Indian company Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL), a subsidiary of the Indian conglomerate Tata Group.
Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister, will soon travel to Morocco where he will meet with King Mohammed VI. This trip will mark the first stage of his international tour in Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
Morocco continues the modernization of its army with a new contract signed with Israeli Elbit. More powerful turrets will equip WhAP armored vehicles, in a context of strategic reinforcement of its ground capabilities.
The unfavorable geopolitical position of Turkey and Azerbaijan towards India, currently in conflict with Pakistan, is pushing Indian tourists to boycott these two countries and opt for safer destinations like Morocco.
India will send defense attachés to 20 countries in Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia, including Algeria, Morocco, and Ethiopia, to help sell weapons.