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Jitendra Singh begins Italy visit to advance science partnership agreed in May

The five-day visit includes a science and innovation dialogue in Rome and visits to research institutions in Trieste.

By BDT News Desk

Published 12 Nov 2026, 5:07 PM IST · 1 min read

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh’s visit to Italy begins with follow-up on Special Strategic Partnership decided during PM Modi’s visit in May 2026
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh’s visit to Italy begins with follow-up on Special Strategic Partnership decided during PM Modi’s visit in May 2026 Photo: PIB

Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh has begun a visit to Italy aimed at carrying forward the Special Strategic Partnership agreed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit in May 2026, with a focus on cooperation in science, technology and innovation.

The visit runs from 11 to 15 November. The first engagements were with Italian scientists and officials of the Indian Embassy, which the release says reaffirmed the traditional relationship between the two countries.

The programme

  • 12 November: meeting with Italy's Minister of University and Research, Anna Maria Bernini, and the Second Science and Innovation Dialogue under the India-Italy Science and Technology Dialogue 2026.
  • 13 November: visits to the Elettra Synchrotron Facility, ICTP and ICGEB in Trieste.
  • 14 November: a World Diabetes Day event at the Indian Embassy in Rome, followed by an interaction with the Indian community.

Who is travelling

The delegation includes Ambassador Vani Rao and officials of the Department of Science and Technology, along with directors of research institutions such as the National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi and the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute in Thiruvananthapuram. Representatives of incubators and innovation centres, including IIT Bombay's Qmet Tech Foundation and IIT Kanpur's incubator, are also part of it.

The release does not mention any agreements signed so far.

Photos

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Source: official release by the Ministry of Science & Technology, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (12 NOV 2026 4:04PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh’s visit to Italy begins with follow-up on Special Strategic Partnership decided during PM Modi’s visit in May 2026.

How we verified this

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Every fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2335423) issued by the Ministry of Science & Technology on 12 NOV 2026 4:04PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.

Fact-checked by Hemant Sharma on 12 Nov 2026, 5:07 PM IST.

Sources

  1. 1.Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh’s visit to Italy begins with follow-up on Special Strategic Partnership decided during PM Modi’s visit in May 2026 — Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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