SITMEX 2020: India, Singapore and Thailand hold Naval Exercise

The trilateral Naval exercise, SITMEX-20 between India, Singapore and Thailand was held in the Andaman sea. The SITMEX-20 Naval exercise was scheduled in a “non-contact at sea only format” due to covid-19 restrictions. The main objective of the exercise is to increase the interoperability between the three navies. The exercise will also enhance multifaceted Maritime ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: ASEAN • Indian ocean region • Indo-Pacific Region • INS Kamorta • INS Karmuk • Military exercise • Naval Exercises • Quad • SIMBEX • SITMEX

SIMBEX 2020: India-Singapore Naval Exercise

The Indian and Singapore Navy are to hold maritime exercise SIMBEX-20 in the Andaman Sea between November 23, 2020 and November 25, 2020. The exercise is being conducted between the countries since 1994. The exercise aims to enhance mutual inter-operability between the countries. About the Exercise The Indian Navy ships to participate in the exercise ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Andaman Sea • ASEAN • Changi Naval Base • Defence cooperation • Greater India • India-Singapore • India-Singapore Defence Policy Dialogue • Joint Naval Exercise • Look East policy • Military exercise • SIMBEX

Indo-Thai CORPAT, Coordinated Patrol held

The 30th Indo-Thai CORPAT is being held between Indian Navy and Royal Thai Navy from November 18, 2020 to November 20, 2020. INS Karmuk, HTMS Kraburi along with the Dornier maritime aircraft are to participate in the CORPAT. The countries have been holding CORPAT along the International Maritime Boundary Line twice a year since 2005. ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Act East Policy • BIMSTEC • CORPAT • Dornier aircraft • Exclusive Economic Zone • India-Thailand • Indian ocean region • Indo-Pacific • MAITREE • Maritime Exercises • Sagar • UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) • UNCLOS

Defence Minister launched portal for Land Management System

On November 19, 2020, the Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched a portal for defence land management system. The system will bring in transparency, speed and efficiency in dealing land management. The portal has been integrated with GIS (Geographical Information System) based tools. This will improve the decision-making process by removing unnecessary communication between the ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: defence lands • Geographhical Information System • land encroachment • Land management • Raksha Bhoomi

What are microwave weapons?

Recently, the social media was all about the use of “microwave weapons” by the Chinese Army.  India and China are locked at the Line of Actual Control since June 2020. Around twenty Indian soldiers have been killed in the Galwan valley during the fierce clash between the armies. The armies have reached to consensus in ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: border issues • India-China border dispute • Ladakh • Line of Actual Control • Microwave • Microwave Ovens • Pangong Tso