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Exercise Surya Kiran

In News  15th Edition of Indo – Nepal Joint Military Training, Exercise Surya Kiran is commencing from 20 September 2021 at Pithoragarh (UK).  The last edition of Exercise Surya Kiran was conducted in Nepal in 2019. Key Highlights of Exercise  During this exercise, both countries’ armies would be sharing their experiences gained during the conduct […]

Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION

In News It is a Multilateral Exercise, which is conducted biennially as part of military diplomacy between Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states. About The 6th edition of Exercise PEACEFUL MISSION is being hosted by Russia in the Orenburg Region of South-West Russia from 13 to 25 September 2021. The aim of the exercise is […]

Delegation of Financial Powers to Defence Services (DFPDS) 2021

In News Recently, the Defence Minister of India released an order on Delegation of Financial Powers to Defence Services (DFPDS) 2021. Key Highlights of DFPDS 2021 It is providing enhanced delegation of Revenue Procurement powers to the Armed Forces (the Army, Navy and Air Force). Guidelines: The DFPDS 2021 consists of guidelines related to the […]

Malabar Defence Exercise

In News The Quad countries are going to conduct Malabar naval exercises off the coast of Guam in the face of China’s growing military muscle-flexing in the Indo-Pacific. About  It is a trilateral naval exercise involving the United States, Japan and India as permanent partners. It began as a bilateral naval exercise between India and […]

‘No-patrol’ Zones in Eastern Ladakh

In News India and China have completed troop disengagement from the Gogra area or Patrolling Point-17A (PP-17A) of eastern Ladakh, after several months of a “sensitive face-off”. About The disengagement in this area came over five months after the two sides withdrew their troops and weapons from the North and South banks of the Pangong […]

Integrated Theatre Commands

In news A table-top war-gaming exercise was held recently among the three services of the armed forces (Navy, Army and Airforce). About The aim of this exercise was to evolve a consensus among the three services on the reorganisation of the forces into integrated tri-service theatre commands and fine-tune the model.  Integrated Theatre Command It […]

Reforms in Ordnance Factory Board

In News In a huge defence reform, the Union Cabinet approved the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). About The ‘Reform’ plan  was first mooted two decades ago to streamline the functioning of the 41 ordnance factories across the country. In Reform, these 41 ordnance factories will be subsumed  into seven fully government owned […]

Integrated Tri-Service Theatre Commands

In News A high-level committee has been formed for wider consultations on the creation of integrated tri-service theatre commands.   About The panel includes the Vice-Chiefs of the three services, the Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, and representatives from Ministries such as Home Affairs, Finance and Law. Some […]

India-UK Roadmap 2030

In News Recently, India and the UK have adopted an ambitious ‘Roadmap 2030’ during the virtual bilateral summit between the Prime Minister of India and his British counterpart. The UK and India share many fundamental values since the UK is one of the oldest democracies and India is the world’s largest democracy. Both are committed […]

Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV)

In News The Indian Navy dispatched its Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV) to support the Indonesian Navy in search and rescue efforts for its submarine KRI Nanggala that went missing with 53 personnel on board. The submarine was reportedly exercising in a location 25 miles north of Bali. About Deep Submergence Rescue Vessel (DSRV)  Indian […]