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Daily Defence Current Affairs 23 August 2022
Rajnath Singh To Attend SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting
- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is visiting Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 23rd to 25th August 2022 to attend the Annual Meeting of the Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) the Member States. During the Annual Meeting, Defence Cooperation issues among the SCO Member States will be discussed and it is expected that a joint communiqué will be issued after the deliberations. Shri Rajnath Singh’s address at the meeting is slated to be held on August 24, 2022.
- During the visit to Tashkent, Raksha Mantri will meet his Uzbekistan counterpart Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov, Minister of Defence of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which is also the host country. In addition, meetings are also scheduled with Defence Ministers of some other Member countries of SCO on the sidelines of this meeting, where bilateral issues and issues of mutual interest will be discussed.
- During the stay in Tashkent, Raksha Mantri shall pay homage at the monument of Late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and meet the Indian Diaspora in Uzbekistan.
- SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organization.
- It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organization aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.
- It was created in 2001.
- The SCO Charter was signed in 2002 and entered into force in 2003.
Membership:
- Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan and Iran.
India Calls For More Representation Of Developing Countries At UNSC
- Highlighting that the challenges the world is confronted with cannot be dealt with through outdated systems and governing structures, India on Monday said that the most urgent need of the hour is to make the United Nations Security Council more representative of developing countries to reflect current geopolitical realities.
- At a UNSC briefing on “Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Promote Common Security Through Dialogue and Cooperation”, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj noted, “The most urgent thing therefore for us to do is to make the Security Council more representative of developing countries, so as to reflect current geopolitical realities.
- The United Nations was established in 1945 with the noble objective of saving succeeding generations from the scourge of war. As the most universal and representative international organization, the UN has been credited with keeping the peace over the last 77 years.
What are the Components of the UN?
- the General Assembly,
- the Security Council,
- the Economic and Social Council,
- the Trusteeship Council,
- the International Court of Justice,
- and the UN Secretariat.
China Disregarding Border Pacts With India: Jaishankar
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday said that China is disregarding border pacts with India and the issue is clearly casting a shadow over bilateral relations. The minister is on an official visit to Brazil.
- “Right now, we are going through a very difficult phase mainly because we have agreements with China going back to the 1990s, which prohibit enmassing of troops in the border areas. They have disregarded that,” Jaishankar said during a community event in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
- He also recalled India’s successful evacuation of its citizens from the war zone during the Russia-Ukraine conflict under Operation Ganga and said that India is capable of big things.
- The connection between India and Brazil is five-century old.
- The strategic partnership established in 2006 between Brazil and India has deepened, with both countries cooperating closely within BRICS, IBSA, G4, G20, and the wider multilateral context of the United Nations.
- Brazil and India signed a bilateral ‘Defence Cooperation Agreement’ in 2003 that calls for cooperation in defence-related matters, especially in the field of Research and Development, acquisition and logistic support between the two countries.
- Under the framework of the agreement, a ‘Joint Defence Committee (JDC)’ has been set-up that meets at regular intervals.
Spanish President Expected To Visit India Later This Year; As Ties Between India, Spain Improve Steadily
- Spain is India’s sixth largest trading partner with which it has had a double taxation avoidance agreement (DTA) since 1993. In the light of improving bilateral and trade ties between the two nations, Spain’s President Pedro Sanchez is expected to make an official visit to India during the course of this year.
- In recent years, imports into Spain have tripled in number compared to exports. In 2021, Spanish exports were €1,496.53 million and imports from India were €4,200.10 million, a coverage rate of 35.6 per cent.
- Meanwhile, India is in the process of getting 16 of the 56 Airbus military aircraft that they ordered from Spain last year -the cost of which is Euro 2.5 billion. These aircraft will replace Indian Air Force’s Avro aircraft. Spain is also hopeful of India considering buying five AIP submarines for its Navy, which is manufactured by Navantia.
Exercise Samanjasya 2022
- With an aim to achieve operational synergy, enhance cooperation & refine logistics aspects between Indian Army & BSF, Exercise Samanjasya was conducted under the aegis of Battle Axe Division and Rajasthan Frontier for cohesive National Security.
BSF
- The BSF was raised in 1965, after the India-Pakistan war.
- It is one of the seven Central Armed Police Forces of the Union of India under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
- Other Central Armed Police Forces are Assam Rifles (AR), ITBP, CISF, CRPF, NSG and SSB.
- The 2.65-lakh force is deployed along the Pakistan and Bangladesh borders.
- It is deployed on Indo-Pakistan International Border, Indo-Bangladesh International Border, LoC along with Indian Army and in Anti-Naxal Operations.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- Exercise Samanjasya 2022 Is Conducted B/W
- Indian Army & ICG
- BSF& ICG
- Indian Army & BSF
- Indian Navy & ICG
ANSWER: C
- Defence Ministers Annual Meeting 2022 of SCO Will Be Held At
- Tashkent
- New Delhi
- Beijing
- Islamabad
ANSWER: A
- Joint Exercises B/w The India And Russia Is Called:
- Yama
- Garuda
- Indra
- Yudha Abhyas
ANSWER: C
- Army Cadet College Is At
- Prayagraj
- Pune
- Kochi
- Dehradun
ANSWER: D
- Combat Army Aviation Training School Is At
- Nashik
- Pune
- Nagpur
- Dehradun
ANSWER: A
- Valletta Is The Capital Of
- Malta
- Mauritania
- UAE
- Maldives
ANSWER: A
- Joint Exercises B/w The India And France Is Called:
- Yama
- Garuda
- Shakti
- Yudha Abhyas
ANSWER: C
- C –DAC Stands For
- Centre for Direct of Advanced Computing
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computer
- Centre for Development of Advocate Computing
- Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
ANSWER: D
- Where Is The Hq Of The Western Command of The Indian Army?
- Kochi
- Chand mandir
- Pune
- Mumbai
ANSWER: B
- Ex ‘Vajra Prahar’ conducted b/w India &
- Qatar
- Oman
- UAE
- USA
ANSWER: D
- “The Crossfire of Love” Book Is Written By
- Dhiren Tiwari
- Dharmendra Rai
- Sudha Murty
- V. Krishnaswamy
ANSWER: A
- ‘Sahyog-Kaijin’ is an annual joint exercise between the Coast Guards of India and which country?
- Bangladesh
- China
- Japan
- Sri Lanka
ANSWER: C
- Dhanush, A Missile Inducted Into The Indian Navy
- cannot carry nuclear warheads
- is a customized and naval variant of Prithvi missile
- has a range of 700 km
- can be launched from an aircraft
ANSWER: B
- GEORGETOWN Is The Capital Of
- GUINEA-BISSAU
- Qatar
- UAE
- GUYANA
ANSWER: D
- “Man and Superman” Book Is Written By
- George Bernard Shaw
- Gunnar Myrdal
- Lewis Wallace
- Jules Verne
ANSWER: A
- The Commando Unit Of The Indian Air Force Is Named
- Ghatak
- MARCOS
- Garud
- Baaz
ANSWER: C
- Which of the following corps deals with the supply of weaponry and ammunition to the Indian Army?
- Armoured Corps
- Army Ordnance Corps
- Corps of EME
- Army Supply Corps
ANSWER: B
- At which of the following places is the headquarters of a Naval Command NOT located?
- Goa
- Kandla
- Mumbai
- Both A&B
ANSWER: D
- The Country That Shares Longest Border With India Is
- China
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Pakistan
ANSWER: B
- At which of the following places is the Indian National Defence University being set up?
- Gurgaon, Haryana
- Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
- Kasargod, Kerala
- Medak, Andhra Pradesh
ANSWER: A
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