Health Diplomacy in Dili: WHO’s South-East Asia Regional Committee meeting in Timor-Leste saw India’s Health Minister JP Nadda push a “Dili Declaration” on fixing health worker shortages and expanding specialised care, stressing education/training, deployment, retention and continuing professional development. Medical Education Scale-Up: Nadda said India has more than doubled medical colleges since 2014 (387 to 858) and surged MBBS and postgraduate seats by about 175%+, with plans to add 10,000 postgraduate seats by 2028–29 and expand nursing and allied health capacity. STI Policy Cooperation: STEPAN launched a new phase of regional Science, Technology and Innovation policy work under its 2026–2030 Action Plan, using UNESCO’s GO-SPIN approach and comparing STI governance models including Timor-Leste. Cross-Border Research & Language: Indonesia’s Nusa Cendana University and Timor-Leste’s consulate in Kupang agreed to deepen border research on watershed issues and expand Portuguese-language education, plus student exchanges and forums. Public Health Win: WHO validated Timor-Leste’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, following multi-year field investigations and surveillance.