Indo-Pacific Current Affairs, GK & News
National Defence Authorisation Act
The US Senate recently passed the 740.5 billion USD of National Defence Authorisation Act. The act allocates funds for military ships, construction projects, aircrafts, nuclear weapons and other national security initiatives. Key Features of National Defence Authorisation Act, 2021 Pacific Deterrence Initiative to counter China The act has allocated 2.2 billion USD to the Pacific ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: China-US • Indo-Pacific • National Defence Authorisation Bill • Pacific Deterrence Initiative
PASSEX: India-Russia
On Indian Navy Day (December 4), India and Russia held a two-day Passage Exercise in the Eastern Indian Ocean. The exercise aimed to enhance interoperability, imbibing best practices and improving understandabilities between the navies. During the exercise, the navies held weapon firing, advanced surface warfare exercise and advanced anti-submarine exercise, helicopter operations, seamanship exercises. Indian ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: India-Russia • Indian ocean region • Indo-Pacific • INDRA • Joint military exercise • Joint Naval Exercise • Military Exercses • PASSEX • TSENTR
Oman-India Friendship Association- Key Facts
Oman recently announced to establish Friendship association with India. This will the first of such initiative in West Asia. It was announced during a bilateral discussion held between the foreign ministers of the country. The bilateral discussion was held virtually on the backdrop of recent trip by the External Affairs Minister of India Shri S ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Bilateral dialogue • Gulf of Oman • India-Oman • Indo-Pacific • Oman
India-Vietnam Defence Ministers hold discussions
The Defence Ministers of India and Vietnam recently discussed the collaboration in the defence industry. The discussions include training, capacity building and cooperation in United Nations Peace keeping operations. The countries reaffirmed the strong India-Vietnam Defence cooperation during the discussion. Key discussions During the discussions, the countries reaffirmed their vision of Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: ADMM Plus • ASEAN • India-Vietnam • Indo-Pacific • Line of Actual Control • South China Sea • Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 • United Nations Security Council
Malaysia hosts APEC Summit
The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation was recently hosted by Malaysia. Several leaders of the cooperation joined the summit. The Summit was attended by the US President Donald Trump as well. The next APEC meeting is to be hosted by New Zealand. Earlier on November 17, 2020, the members of Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation held ministerial ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: APEC • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation • Economic growth • Indo-Pacific • Malaysia • Pacific Ocean