Facts for Prelims
Source: IE
Context: The second edition of 10 days Africa-India Field Training Exercise (AFINDEX 2023) started in Pune. The exercise is centred around Humanitarian Mine Assistance and United Nations Peacekeeping Operations.
Objective:
- Promoting the idea of Africa-India Militaries for Regional Unity (AMRUT)
- Improving coordination in UN Peacekeeping Forces (UNPKF)
Other major aspects in India-Africa defence relations:
- 1st edition of the India-Africa Army Chiefs’ Conclave was organized
- Gandhinagar Declaration: To enhance cooperation in fields of training & military exercises
- India is a leading defence exporter to African countries (Mauritius> Mozambique> Seychelles)
- Guiding principles: ‘SAGAR or Security and Growth for All in the Region’, and ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’, i.e., the world is a family
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Search And Rescue (SAR) Exercise: Indian Coast Guard recently conducted Regional Search and Rescue exercise at Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh
Exercise Vayu Prahar: It is a joint Multi Domain Air-Land Exercise of the Indian Army and Air force
Project Akashteer: Indigenously developed Automated Air Defence Control & Reporting System will enable monitoring of low-level airspace over the battle areas of the Indian Army and effectively control the Ground Based Air Defence Weapon Systems
Sarang systems: Indigenously developed, Sarang is an advanced Electronic Support Measure system for helicopters of the Indian Navy
Consider the following statements: (UPSC 2016)
The India-Africa Summit
- held in 2015 was the third such Summit
- was actually initiated by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1951
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: A
