Pitch Black – 18: Indian Air Force for first time participates in multinational exercise in Australia

Indian Air Force (IAF) for first time will participate in multinational air exercise Pitch Black – 18 (PB-18) in Australia hosted Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It will be three week multi-national large force employment exercise (27 July to 17 August 2018) conducted from RAAF Base Darwin and RAAF Base Tindal. Pitch Black – 18 ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2018

Category: Defence Current Affairs

Topics: Defence • Defence Exercises • India-Australia • Indian Air Force • Pitch Black – 18

Cabinet approves signing of India-Australia MoU for Secondment Programme

The Union Cabinet approved signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) for Secondment Programme between India and Australia. The MoU will be signed between Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)-Indian Economic Service Cadre and The Treasury, Government of Australia for period of three months. Key Facts Under the Secondment Programme, one officer from Australian Treasury will be ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018

Topics: Cabinet Decisions • India-Australia • National • Secondment Programme • Taxation

First 2+2 dialogue between India, Australia calls for open Asia-Pacific

India and Australia held their first ‘2+2 dialogue’ in New Delhi and highlighted need to maintain Asia-Pacific region as a “free” and “open” zone. The 2+2 dialogue model between both countries included foreign and defence secretaries. India and Australia share warm bilateral relations based on shared democratic values and pluralism. There is a growing convergence ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017

Topics: 2+2 Dialogue • Asia-Pacific region • China • Defence • India-Australia • National • Strategic Relations

First Meeting of India-Australia Joint Steering Committee held in New Delhi

The First Meeting of India-Australia Joint Steering Committee (JSC) was held in New Delhi. The delegations for the meeting was led by TVSN Prasad, Additional Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs andStephen Bouwhuis, First Assistant Secretary, International and Auscheck Division, Criminal Justice Group, Attorney-General’s Department. Key Facts During JSC meeting both countries discussed scope for ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017

Topics: drug trafficking • Human trafficking • India-Australia • Organized Crimes • Radicalisation • Terror Funding • Terrorism

Indian Warships reach Australia to take part in Bilateral Maritime Exercise AUSINDEX-17

Indian warships have reached Australia’s port city of Freemantle to take part in a week-long naval exercise off the Western Australian coast. Salient Highlights Exercise Australia-India (AUSINDEX) was first conducted off the East Coast of India in September 2015. AUSINDEX-17 will be the second overall bilateral drill between Indian Navy and Royal Australian Navy. AUSINDEX bilateral exercise aims ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2017

Category: Defence Current Affairs • Reports & Indexes Current Affairs

Topics: AUSINDEX • Defence • India-Australia • International • Maritime Exercises