Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa Arrives in New Delhi
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa has arrived in New Delhi, today evening.
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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa has arrived in New Delhi, today evening.
Today India is the world’s largest milk producing nation with production of 175 million litres of milk per year and it takes up 21 percent of this field in the world market.
The hydrographic survey ship ‘Jamuna’ is 86m in length and has a displacement of 1920 tons. She will remain in the island until 03rd April 2020, while engaging in hydrographic survey activities.
Apart from the expertise of the French arms industry, this presence also marks France’s full commitment to supporting the Indian government’s Make in India programme in the defence sector. This is not a new-found commitment nor one of convenience, but is part of our longstanding bilateral relations.
The agreements were signed here during the visit of a delegation of prominent education and research institutions from Norway led by Director-General, Anne Line Wold, Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.
Russia and India signed a deal extending the licensed manufacturing of T-90s tanks until 2028, Denis Manturov, the Russian minister of industry and trade. Russian side also suggested that the two countries should jointly produce armoured vehicles, such as the BTR82A and BMP-3, as well as the 2S25 Sprut-SD tank destroyers.
India’s relief operations in the WIO cannot be separated from larger geopolitical imperatives underpinning the region. India considers the WIO as part of the Indo-Pacific region.
“Defence engagements between India & RoK have made immense progress in the recent years. India’s Indo-Pacific vision shares many commonalities with RoK’s New Southern Policy. We recognise that unity and centrality of ASEAN must be a key element in developing an Indo-Pacific vision,” he tweeted after holding “extensive deliberations” with the Defence Minister of Republic of Korea, Jeong Kyeongdoo-Doo here.
Singh explained that India cannot restrict its defence cooperation to a few countries. He thereafter announced the creation of 10 new defence wings so that 10 more defence attaches could be appointed. “This will further strengthen India’s defence diplomacy,” he said, addressing the third Defence Attaches conference here.
Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo will start his official visit to India on Monday, where he and his Indian counterpart are set to hold talks on developing two-way cooperation in defense and arms.