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AUSINDEX15, first Australia and India maritime exercise begins in Visakhapatnam
Inaugural bilateral maritime exercise between India and Australia AUSINDEX15, commenced off coast of Visakhapatnam. The inaugural biennial exercise began with briefings and practical demonstrations ashore between Royal Australian Navy and Indian Navy before moving to sea. In this maiden edition of exercise Three Royal Australian Navy ships viz HMA Ships Sirius (fleet tanker), Arunta (Anzac ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Topics: AUSINDEX15 • Current Affairs 2016 • Defence • India-Australia • maritime security
India, Australia agree to deepen bilateral Defence Partnership
India and Australia have agreed to deepen their bilateral defence partnership based on their shared strategic interests by setting up of a joint working group on defence research and material cooperation. This decision was taken after the delegation-level talks between Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his visiting Australian counterpart Kevin Andrews in New Delhi. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2015
Topics: Current Affairs 2016 • Defence • India-Australia • India-International Relations • maritime security
India gifts former Indian Coast Guard Ship Varaha to Sri Lanka
India has gifted its former Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship Varaha to Sri Lanka. The ceremonial of handing over of the ship took place at the port of Colombo in keeping with naval customs and traditions. The patrol ship had been in service with Sri Lanka Navy as Sri Lanka Naval Ship Sagara since 2006. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Topics: Defence • India-Sri Lanka • Indian Coast Guard • maritime security
India inks pact with Seychelles to curb black money
India has inked an information exchange agreement on tax matters with Seychelles in order to curb tax evasion and boost its efforts to fight against black money. The agreement was signed after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Seychelles President James Alix Michel who is on three days visit to India. This ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2015
Topics: black money • Blue economy • Current Affairs 2016 • Economy • India-International Relations • India-Seychelles • maritime security