• Dr. Jitendra Singh begins a five-day official visit to Italy.
• India and Italy to advance their Special Strategic Partnership agreed in May 2026.
• Second Science and Innovation Dialogue to focus on bilateral research and technology cooperation.
• Indian delegation to visit leading scientific institutions in Trieste.

GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 13th Nov: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has begun his official visit to Italy to advance the Special Strategic Partnership agreed upon during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in May 2026, with a focus on expanding cooperation in science, technology and innovation.

The visit, scheduled from November 11 to 15, began with interactions with members of the scientific community and officials of the Embassy of India. The engagements reaffirmed the longstanding relationship between the two countries and the need to deepen bilateral scientific and technological ties.

As part of the India-Italy Science and Technology Dialogue 2026, Dr. Singh is scheduled to meet Italy’s Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, on November 12. He will also participate in the Second Science and Innovation Dialogue, which is expected to provide a platform to advance joint initiatives in research, technology and innovation.

The Indian delegation will visit leading scientific institutions in Trieste on November 13, including the Elettra Synchrotron Facility, the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB). The visits aim to familiarise the delegation with Italy’s research infrastructure and explore opportunities for institutional engagement.

The programme also includes an event marking World Diabetes Day at the Embassy of India in Rome on November 14, followed by an interaction with the Indian community in Italy.

The delegation includes senior officials from the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Embassy of India, led by Ambassador Vani Rao. Representatives of prominent Indian research institutions, including ARCI, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, National Physical Laboratory and Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, are also part of the delegation.

India’s innovation ecosystem is represented by officials from Qmet Tech Foundation at IIT Bombay, the Incubator and Technopark at IIT Kanpur, and IKP Knowledge Park, Hyderabad.

The participation of government officials, research leaders, academic institutions and technology incubators reflects the broad-based nature of India’s engagement with Italy, as both countries seek to strengthen scientific cooperation under their Special Strategic Partnership.