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Launched on May 5, 2017, SAS was New Delhi’s gift to its neighbours—Bhutan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka—who will be able to access India’s satellite for their needs.
Prime Minister said that India-Bhutan partnership today is of a special character and substance and forms an important pillar of Government of India’s Neighbourhood First policy.
The project, the first practical project in the defence partnership between the two countries, will play an important role in fostering bilateral defence ties, he said, expressing his hope it will be a great success. The high-speed patrol ships are designed to help coast guard forces supervise and safeguard the nation’s marine sovereignty, detect illegal activities such as smuggling and perform search and rescue missions.
It is also expected to give a fillip to India’s keenness to push the International North-South Transport Corridor project that aims to link the Indian Ocean with the Baltic Sea and provide seamless connectivity.
The discussion is likely to focus on cooperation in defence, security, geology and mineral resources, energy, health, education, infrastructure, culture, trade and investment-related issues
The UNSC met on Friday evening to deliberate on the Kashmir issue after the Modi government decided to scrap Article 370 of Constitution that provided the special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The SA National Space Agency (SANSA) facility at Hartebeesthoek, west of Krugersdorp in Gauteng, is one of a number of international ground stations tracking Chandrayaan 2 and ensuring it will land safely.
Congratulatory messages have been sent from the US, Russia and Israel on India’s Independence Day with the US calling India a global power with which it has close ties and Russia saying New Delhi enjoys authority in the international arena.
The two armies expressed the resolve to better their ties and uphold bilateral treaties and agreements inked by their governments during the ceremonial Border Personnel Meeting of the Indian and Chinese troops on the occasion of India’s Independence Day, he added.
India plans to send its first crewed mission, set to comprise three astronauts, to space by 2022, which will mark the 75th anniversary of its independence, with Russia set to assist it. Indian Ambassador to Russia Bala Venkatesh Varma stated that Russia and India will start practically cooperating on the matter in 2019 already.
