Indo-Pacific Region Current Affairs, GK & News
US Navy conducted Freedom of Navigation Operation in Indian Ocean Region
The US Navy recently conducted Freedom of Navigation Operation in the Indian Ocean Region near Lakshadweep. During the operation, the US warship entered the Exclusive Economic Zone of India without seeking prior consent from India. The warship that entered Indian EEZ was a Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones. United Nations Convention ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) • Freedom of Navigation • India-USA • Indian Ocean Region (IOR) • Indo-Pacific Region • UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) • UNCLOS
QUAD Grouping: 3rd Ministerial Meeting over inclusive Indo-Pacific
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) will hold its 3rd ministerial meeting on February 18, 2021. Highlights The meeting will be held to exchange their views on global and regional issues. It will focus on the practical areas of cooperation in order to maintain an open, free and inclusive Indo-Pacific region. The 3rd ministerial meeting of ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021
Category: International Current Affairs • Summits and Conferences
Topics: Asian NATO • Indo-Pacific • Indo-Pacific Region • Mike Pompeo • Quad • Quadrilateral Security Dialogue • US Secretary of State
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
Second Phase of Malabar Exercise commences
The second phase of Malabar Exercise is to be held between November 17, 2020 and November 20, 2020 in the Northern Arabian Sea. The first phase of Malabar exercise was held between November 3, 2020 and November 6, 2020 in Bay of Bengal. The exercise is important because the four countries together form the QUAD ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India-Japan-US trilateral • Indo-Pacific Region • INS Vikramaditya • malabar exercise • Quad • USS Nimitz
India-Australia sign landmark Defence Agreements
On June 4, 2020, Indian PM Modi and the Australian PM Scott Morrison held India’s first virtual bilateral summit. The leaders signed several agreements during their meet and also discussed about the COVID-19 measures being implemented in their respective countries. Highlights India and Australia signed the following agreements namely Framework Arrangement on Cyber Enabled critical ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: bilateral agreement • Cyber-security • India-Australia • Indo-Pacific Region • International Solar Alliance • Ministerial 2+2 Dialogue • MoUs • Nuclear Suppliers Group • United Nations Security Council • virtual summit • Wassenaar Arrangement