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Exercise SLINEX

SLINEX Exercise  The 9th edition of the India-Sri Lanka bilateral maritime exercise SLINEX is hosted at Visakhapatnam, its aim is to enhance interoperability and improve mutual understanding between the navies of the two neighbouring countries in the strategically significant Indian Ocean Region. About the Exercise Sri Lanka–India Naval Exercise (SLINEX) is conducted in two phases. First

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P-8I Patrol Aircraft

About P-8I Patrol Aircraft The Indian Navy’s P-8I maritime patrol aircraft is based on the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 aircraft. P-8I is a long-range, multi-mission maritime patrol aircraft being manufactured by Boeing for the Indian Navy. It replaced the ageing fleet of the Indian Navy’s Tupolev Tu-142 aircraft. It was designed to protect the coastline and

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Exercise Eastern Bridge

India and Oman Eastern Bridge-VI Air Exercise The Indian Air Force (IAF) and Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) have organised a bilateral air exercise named Eastern Bridge-VI from 21 to 25  February 2022 at Air Force Station Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Eastern Bridge-VI is the sixth edition of the exercise. The exercise will provide an

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Unitary Digital Identity framework

Sri Lanka to implement ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’ (UDIF) with India’s Assistance India has agreed to provide a grant to Sri Lanka for implementing a ‘Unitary Digital Identity framework’ (UDIF). Key Points About UDIF The Unitary Digital Identity Framework is apparently modelled on the Aadhaar card. The initiative follows bilateral talks between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa