Why in News: President Ram Nath Kovind participated in the celebration to mark the golden jubilee of independence of Bangladesh and victory in the Bangladeshi Liberation War Brief summary of the movement It began with the declaration of Independence by …
Context Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent visit to New Delhi for the 21st India-Russia Summit meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlights the constant efforts by both leaders to nurture and to provide further impetus to the ‘India-Russia Special and …
What’s in the news? The 11th edition of Exercise EKUVERIN between India and Maldives is set to start at Kadhdhoo Island, Maldives. The exercise will enhance synergy and inter-operability between the Armed Forces of both nations in terms of understanding …
CONTEXT While the return of the Taliban to Kabul may have ended the violent warfare within Afghanistan, the geopolitical contest to own the spoils of Taliban’s victory has just begun. New Delhi’s attempts at forming a regional consensus to stabilise …
What is it? Konkan Shakti 2021 is the first-ever tri-services joint exercise between India and the UK. The exercise and visit of UK’s Chief of Defence Staff is yet another marker of India’s growing defence collaboration with global military powers …
Why in News? The 17th edition of the India-U.S. bilateral exercise, Yudh Abhyas 2021, got under way at the Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska, U.S. About the exercise Exercise Yudh Abhyas is the largest running joint military training and defence …
What is it? A ‘2+2 dialogue’ is used for installation of a dialogue mechanism usually between two countries’ defence and external affairs ministries. To put it simply, ‘two plus two dialogue’ is an expression used to indicate that two appointed …
CONTEXT The recent visit by the Indian Air Force chief to Israel offers a window to study how New Delhi is taking advantage of the Abraham Accords deal signed between Israel and a consortium of Arab States led by the …
Why in News? Indian Defence Minister recently addressed an India-Sweden Defence Industry Cooperation webinar. Planned events for defence cooperation A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers and the Swedish Security and Defence Industry …