About the Exercise “DUSTLIK II” is a joint military exercise between India – Uzbekistan. This is the Second Edition of annual bilateral joint exercise of both armies. The first edition of the exercise was held in Uzbekistan in Nov 2019. …
About BRO The Border Roads Organisation develops and maintains road networks in India’s border areas and friendly neighbouring countries. It functions under the Ministry of Defence. It is engaged in road construction to provide connectivity to difficult and inaccessible regions …
About Chabahar port Chabahar port, which is being jointly developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan, is located in south Iran on the Gulf of Oman. Pakistan’s Gwadar port is about 70 kilometers to the west along the coast. Afghanistan is …
CONTEXT The Atmanirbhar Bharat programme and the Budget 2021-22 have set the tone to bolster supply chains and achieve self-reliance. Realising this vision of a self-reliant India would entail localising an increasing share of value added along supply chains through …
About the Exercise The Exercise Desert Flag is an annual multi-national large force employment warfare exercise hosted by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force. The aim of the exercise is to provide operational exposure to the participating forces, while …
Why in News: India and the Maldives signed a defence Line of Credit agreement worth $50 million. What is a Line of Credit A line of credit (LOC) is a preset borrowing limit that can be used at any time. …
What are currency swap arrangements? In the swap arrangement, generally a country provides dollars to a foreign central bank, which, at the same time, provides the equivalent funds in its currency to the former, based on the market exchange rate …
NEWS On February 1, the Myanmar army seized power, turning a partial democracy into a full fledged military rule and detained State Counsellor Suu Kyi, President Win Myint and other top leaders of the government in power. BACKGROUND The army …
About Chabahar port Chabahar port, which is being jointly developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan, is located in south Iran on the Gulf of Oman. Pakistan’s Gwadar port is about 70 kilometers to the west along the coast. Afghanistan is …
Background The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, was reached between Iran and six world powers known as the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) in …