About CORPAT CORPAT builds up the understanding and interoperability between navies of India & Thailand and facilitates the institution of measures to prevent and suppress Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) fishing, drug trafficking, maritime terrorism, armed robbery and piracy. It has …
Context: The visit of Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to the Maldives is significant for taking forward bilateral relations. Significance of the visit Under Maldivian President Ibrahim Solih, bilateral cooperation, especially on the economic front, has become a ‘model’ that …
What’s in the news? India and Maldives recently signed four agreements during Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s visit to the Maldives. About the agreements In addition to two Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) for “high impact” community development projects, the countries …
What is Malabar Exercise? It is a multilateral naval exercise that includes simulated war games and combat manoeuvres. It started in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the Indian and US navies. Japan joined in 2015. Why in News? Phase …
About NDC The National Defence College (NDC), located in New Delhi, is the highest seat of strategic learning for officers of the Indian Armed Forces and the Civil Services of India. The aim of National Defence College is to equip …
Context The Third India-U.S. 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between the Foreign and Defence Ministers of India and the U.S. Secretaries of State and Defence took place in Delhi on October 26-27. Significance of the meeting The centrepiece of the dialogue was …
What’s in the news? Recently, India and the U.S. signed the Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) during the third 2+2 dialogue of defence and foreign ministers of the two countries. This is the fourth and the last of the …
Context The recent visit of India’s Foreign Secretary and Chief of the Army Staff to Myanmar reflected India’s multidimensional interests in the country and the deepening of ties between Delhi and Naypyidaw. Significance of the visit The visit underscored two …
Background India and Nepal share a 1,800km (1,118-mile) open border. Nepal has long claimed the areas of Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulekh under the 1816 Sugauli treaty with the British East India Company, although these areas have remained under the control …
About: Malabar Exercise is an annual trilateral naval exercise between the navies of India, Japan, and the USA which is held alternately in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It began as a bilateral naval exercise between India and the USA …