Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates 25 March 2023 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Divyanshu Pandey
March 25, 2023
513

In Daily current affairs for 25th March 2023, we will see the latest national and international current affairs news. These important current affairs will be beneficial for your upcoming NDA, CDS, CDS OTA, AFCAT, TA, Agniveer Army, Agniveer Navy, Agniveer Air Force, Women Military Police, INET, MNS, ACC exams, SCO, PCSL, CAPF, and SSB interviews, and direct entries for Army, Navy, and Air Force like SSC Tech, TGC, JAG, NCC, TES, 10+2 Cadet. Download a PDF file about current events at the end of this article.

Defence Current Affairs 25 March 2023

Govt Approval To 45 Companies/Jvs With Foreign OEMs

The government has given approval to “45 companies/joint ventures” operating in the defence sector with foreign OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), the Parliament was informed.
These three lists consist of a total of 3,738 items, out of which 2,786 items have been indigenised till February 2023. Simplification of industrial licensing process with longer validity period; liberalisation of FDI policy allowing 74% FDI under automatic route; simplification of make procedure.
These three lists consist of a total of 3,738 items, out of which 2,786 items have been indigenised till February 2023. Simplification of industrial licensing process with longer validity period; liberalisation of FDI policy allowing 74 per cent FDI under automatic route; simplification of making procedure; and launch of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) scheme involving start-ups and MSMEs are among the other moves, according to the response.

Book Your SSB Interview Class Now – Click Here
Join AFCAT 2 2023 Exam Daily Live Classes: Book Your Seat [MUST ENROLL]
Join CDS 1 2023 Exam Daily Live Classes: Book Your Seat [MUST ENROLL]
Join NDA 1 2023 Exam Daily Live Classes: Book Your Seat [MUST ENROLL]
Enroll In Our SSB Interview Course

Jaisalmer: Missile Misfired During Army Exercise

A missile was misfired during a firing exercise by the army in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer. The annual exercise of a unit was going on at the Pokran field firing range when the incident occurred. However, no loss of life or property was reported.
“A case of Missile misfire was reported while a unit was undertaking its annual field firing today,” a defence spokesperson said.
He said the missile detonated safely. However, the debris fell into the adjoining fields.
“No damage rendered to any personnel and property. The issue is being investigated,” he added.

NSA Meet: India, Iraq To Boost Defence, Counter-terror & Security Related Partnership

India and its traditional Arab world partner Iraq have decided to beef up their defence, counter-terror and security-related cooperation as Qasem AI-Araji, National Security Adviser of Iraq met NSA Ajit Doval.
The visit of the Iraqi NSA is the first Cabinet Minister-level visit from Iraq to India in the last seven years. The Iraqi NSA was earlier the Minister of Interior in 2016-18. He has been the NSA from July 2020 since the previous government.
The Pakistan Day parade, held every year on March 23, has been cancelled amid rising political instability and worsening economic situation in the country.
The bilateral relations between the Republic of Iraq and the Republic of India have traditionally been friendly and collaborative. Cultural interaction and economic trade between Indus Valley and Mesopotamia date back to 1800 BCE. The 1952 Treaty of Friendship established and strengthened ties between contemporary India and Iraq. By the 1970s, Iraq was regarded as one of India’s closest allies in the Middle East.
Ties between India and Iraq were disrupted during the Iran–Iraq War, the 1991 Gulf War and the 2003 Iraq War. However, the bilateral relations normalised after the establishment of democratic government in Iraq.

“Be Drivers Of Change”, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar

Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar visited Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington on a two-day visit from March 22 to 23, 2023 and encouraged the students to be the ‘drivers of change.
Delivering a lecture on “important national maritime security challenges and emerging geopolitical issues” at the DSSC in Wellington, the Navy chief exhorted the students to be the drivers of change for progress and betterment of the future of our Armed Forces.
The Defence Services Staff College is a defence service training institution of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India.
Motto: Yuddham Pragya (To War with Wisdom)
It trains officers of all three services of the Indian Armed Forces – (Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force), selected officers from the Paramilitary forces and the Civil Services and officers from friendly foreign countries for command and staff appointments.

It Is The Duty Of Host Country To Protect High Commissions, Vandalism Is Unacceptable: Jaishankhar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that it is the duty of the host country to provide security to high commissions and as a foreign minister he cannot accept the vandalization at the Indian high commission in London by pro-Khalistani elements.
Jaishankar said, “We have had conversations with the British government.”
But as a foreign minister we are not going to accept these acts, he said.
The Khalistan movement is a fight for a separate, sovereign Sikh state in present-day Punjab (both India and Pakistan).
The movement was crushed in India following Operation Blue Star (1984) and Operation Black Thunder (1986 and 1988), but it continues to evoke sympathy and support among sections of the Sikh population, especially in the Sikh diaspora in countries such as Canada, the UK, and Australia.

What is the Status of the Khalistan movement today?

Punjab has long been peaceful, but the movement lives among some Sikh communities overseas.
The diaspora is composed predominantly of people who don’t want to live in India.
These people include many who remember the bad old days of the 1980s, and thus the support for Khalistan remains stronger there.
The deep-rooted anger over Operation Blue Star and the desecration of the Golden Temple continues to resonate with some in the newer generations of Sikhs. However, even as Bhindranwale is viewed as a martyr by many and the 1980s are remembered as dark times, this has not manifested into tangible political support for the Khalistan cause.
There is a small minority that is clinging to the past, and that small minority remains significant not because of popular support, but rather because they are trying to keep up their political influence with various political parties both from the left and the right.

France To Ban Chinese-owned Video-sharing App TikTok

A growing number of countries in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific have banned the popular video-sharing app TikTok from government devices as privacy and cybersecurity concerns increase, with France likely to be the latest.
India too imposed a nationwide ban on TikTok and dozens of other Chinese apps, including the messaging app WeChat, in 2020 over privacy and security concerns.
TikTok is already banned on federal government devices, including military devices, and a growing number of states in the US are banning it on state government devices.