Ex-Desert Knight 21: India-France Military exercise

India and France are to hold Ex-Desert Knight 21 exercise. It is a bilateral air exercise to be held between Indian Air Force and French air and Space Force. The Ex-Desert Knight 21 is to be held in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Rafale Fighter Jets are to participate in the exercise. Background Under the Indo-French Defence Cooperation, ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs

Topics: Australia Group • French Air Force • Garuda • India-France • Indian Air Force (IAF) • Joint military exercise • Military Exercises • Mirage 2000 • MTCR • Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) • Nuclear Suppliers Group • Rafale • Su-30 MKI • Wassenaar Arrangement

India-US extend MoU for Cooperation on Nuclear Energy

India and the United States have extended the Indo-US Civil Nuclear Energy agreement for another ten years. The agreement is also called the 123 agreement. India buys the nuclear material from United States based on this agreement. The extension of the agreement was signed at the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP). India-US Civil ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: India-US • Indo-US Nuclear deal • Nuclear Agreement • Nuclear energy • Nuclear Non proliferation Treaty • Nuclear Suppliers Group • Uranium

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

Damper for India’s entry into NSG

In the backdrop of the meeting of the P5 (UK, US, France, Russia and People’s Republic of China) to discuss issues related to nuclear disarmament, China has again reiterated its previous stand that India’s accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) is pre-requisite for its membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) or else there should ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Topics: China • France • Non-Proliferation Treaty • North Korea • NPT • NSG • Nuclear disarmament • nuclear non-proliferation • Nuclear Suppliers Group • P5 • Pakistan • Russia • UK • US

2+2 Dialogue and COMCASA

Recently, the first 2+2 dialogue between India and the US was held in New Delhi. India and the United States have agreed to Communications Compatibility and Security Agreement (COMCASA) pact on the sidelines of the 2+2 dialogue. What is 2+2 dialogue? 2+2 dialogue was agreed between India and U.S. during the visit of PM Narenda ..

Topics: Current Affairs – April, 2013 • Indian Armed Forces • International Relations • Nuclear proliferation • Nuclear Suppliers Group