Daily Defence Current Affairs And Updates 8 September 2022 [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Divyanshu Pandey
September 8, 2022
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Today’s 8th September 2022 Defence Current Affairs and Updates will show us the latest defense-related news about national and international current events. These current events and questions will be very helpful 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 08 September 2022

Cabinet Approves MOU On Cooperation In The Field of Disaster Management With Maldives

The Union Cabinet, Chaired by PM has ex-post facto approved the MoU signed on 02^nd August 2022 b/w the NDMA of the Republic of India and the National Disaster Management Authority of the Republic of the Maldives on cooperation in the field of Disaster Management.
Benefits: The MoU seeks to put in place a system, whereby both India and Maldives will be benefited from the Disaster Management mechanisms of each other, and it will help in strengthening the areas of preparedness, response and capacity building in the field of Disaster Management.
Salient features of the MoU: The Parties will extend mutual support on the request of one Party in the time of large-scale disaster incidents occurring within its territory, in the field of emergency relief, response, and humanitarian assistance.
The Parties will exchange information and share experiences and best practices of disaster response, mitigation, planning and preparedness.
The Parties may exchange information about Numerical weather Prediction products and Extended Range Forecasts.
The Parties will initiate an annual disaster management exercise that will be held in the different geographic settings of both nations.

US, India Will Work To Advance Free And Open Indo-Pacific: White House

The US will join hands with India to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific and continue to work together to deliver opportunity, security, freedom and dignity to its people, the White House has said, underlining that the two nations have ever-growing people-to-people connections.
White House Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre said that India and the United States are partners in many important areas, including defence, vaccines, climate and tech.

Why is the Indo-Pacific Significant?

The Indo-Pacific region has more than half of the world’s population with 2 billion people living under democratic rule.
This region generates a third of the world’s economic output, more than any other region of the World.
Three of the most important allies of the United States namely Japan, South Korea and Australia are located here.

What are the Future Prospects for India with Respect to Indo-Pacific?

Naval forces and diplomacy are two vital tools for furthering India’s stature in the affairs of the Indo-Pacific. Both tools allow India to influence events far away from our borders.
New Delhi is required to leverage the already strong relations in trade and commerce to formulate multilateral diplomacy, blue water policy and deeper economic integration through Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). All such pieces are required to complete the open, integrated and balanced picture of Indo-Pacific.
If we could achieve an open, integrated and balanced Indo-Pacific, our power projection and influence in the region will increase tremendously.
India’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR), upon which schemes like Sagarmala are founded, needs to be leveraged for growing international confidence over India’s role in Indo-Pacific.

Bangladesh To Confer Mujib Scholarship To Descendants Of Indian Soldiers Killed, Injured In 1971 War

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina announced the Mujib Scholarship on Tuesday for the direct descendants of the Indian soldiers killed or grievously injured in the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. The award is named after Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s father.
According to reports, a total of 200 family members of Indian Army personnel will receive the scholarship. As many as 1,984 Indian Army personnel were killed in the war, according to the Bangladeshi government.
The Hasina government had earlier honoured other Indian supporters of the freedom movement of Bangladesh, including writers and politicians. In the past, Hasina had also proposed to confer similar honours to those soldiers who laid down their lives to liberate the country.
India and Bangladesh signed seven agreements after talks between Modi and Hasina, including one on sharing the water of the Kushiyara river, which is expected to benefit the regions of southern Assam and Sylhet in Bangladesh.
Hasina, who is on a four-day visit to India, also oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Prasar Bharti and Bangladesh Television (BTV) on cooperation in broadcasting.

MDL To Launch Naval Warship Taragiri On 11^th September

Mumbai-Based Mazgaon dock will be launching the third warship on September 11. Launching work of Taragiri project under Project 17A is expected to start soon. The steel wedge (keel) work of the Taragiri project was started on 10 September 2020.
The warship is expected to be handed over to the Indian Navy in August 2025. Earlier MDL had recently launched warships Udayagiri and Surat. The nearly 3510-ton warship will be handed over to the Navy. The warship has been designed by the Bureau of Naval Design.
The warship will be able to reach a speed of 28 nautical miles through two gas turbines and two diesel engines.
The 149.02 meter-long and 17.8-meter-wide ship, propelled by a CODOG combination of two gas turbines and two main diesel engines which are designed to achieve a speed of over 28 knots at a displacement of around 6670 tons. The steel used in hull construction of P17A frigates is indigenously developed DMR 249A which is a low carbon micro alloy grade steel manufactured by SAIL.
The indigenously designed stealth frigate will have state-of-the-art weapons, sensors, an advanced action information system, an integrated platform management system, world class modular living spaces, sophisticated power distribution system and a host of other advanced features.

Armed Forces Medical & Dental Officers POP

A ceremonial parade was held at Officers Training College, Army Medical Corps Centre and College, Lucknow at the conclusion of Medical Officers Basic Course-239 (MOBC-239) on 5 September 2022. The parade was marked by military precision and customary elegance.
The 9 weeks course imparts intensive combat medical support training to young Armed Forces Medical & Dental Officers. The course comprised of 118 officers, including 27 lady officers, with Tri Services representation.
Lt. General Sandip Mukherji, Commandant, Army Medical Corps Centre & College, Officer in Charge Records & Colonel Commandant Army Medical Corps reviewed the parade.

Ex GAGAN STRIKE

Kharga Corps conducts Ex GAGAN STRIKE, joint training exercise of Indian Army Aviation & Attack Helicopters at Patiala. Combined team operations comprising ALH WSI & AH 64E are being validated in the role of aerial manoeuvre arm in support of ground ops & force multipliers
II Corps is a corps of the Indian Army, based in Ambala and known as Kharga Corps.
The Corps was raised on October 7, 1971, by Lt Gen T N Raina at Krishna Nagar in West Bengal and saw action two months later in December. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, it captured the important towns of Khulna, Jessore, Jhenida, Magura and Faridpur and also the area between the rivers Ganges and Padma. Subsequently, the Corps was shifted to the Western Theatre where it was initially located at Chandimandir Cantonment till 1984 and then moved to Ambala in January 1985.
Active: First World War 1971-Present
Country: India
Branch: Indian Army
Role: Strike Corps
Size: Corps
Part of: Western Command
Garrison/HQ: Ambala
Nickname(s): Kharga Corps