The agreements were signed in the presence of Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Vice President who arrived in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, on the second and last leg of his tour to African nations.
“The proposal for the acquisition of 21 MiG-29s would be placed before the Defence Acquisition Council soon. The IAF wants the MiG-29s to be of the upgraded MiG-29s that are already in service,” defence sources told ANI.
“The IAF also wants that the aircraft should be equipped with the Indian weapon systems including the Astra missiles,” they said.
King Willem-Alexander’s trip would be his first state visit to India, following his ascension to the throne in 2013.
Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu is on the official visit of Comoros and Sierra Leone from 10 October to 14 October. India and Comoros have signed six agreements, including defence cooperation and health. India will give USD 2 million lines of credit to Comoros.
Apart from the success in controlling malaria, there has been acceleration in decline of Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), and Under Five Mortality Rate (U5MR) since the launch of the NRHM/NHM. At the current rate of decline, India should able to reach its SDG target much before the due year of 2030.
In the wake of weapons drop by drones in Punjab last month, the Union Home Ministry has asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to adopt anti-drone mechanism aimed at preventing such activities on western border which is guarded by the paramilitary force. The direction came after Union Home Minister Amit Shah on October 4 chaired a high-level meeting with the Director Generals of all paramilitary forces to review the current status of border security and measures to be taken to strengthen it further.
It is looking for ways to limit palm oil imports in reaction to the Southeast Asian country’s leader slamming India for its actions in Kashmir.
In this episode special focus is on Yoga for children in their pre-adolescent years.
Indian Embassy in a statement said a 45-member Special Forces team from Indian Army will train alongside US Special Forces from 13 – 28 October 2019.
harma Guardian, the joint military exercise between India and Japan, will be held at the Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School Vairengte in Mizoram from October 19 to November 2. The scope of the exercise covers platoon-level joint training on counter-terrorism operations in the jungle and urban scenario.
