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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
India has declared to institutionalise regular Defence Dialogue with which region, on the sidelines of the biennial DefExpo military exhibition?
A
Europe
B
Asia
C
Africa
D
Europe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A Joint Declaration - ‘Lucknow Declaration’ - was adopted at the end of the conclave as an outcome document. In continuance of the ‘Lucknow Declaration’, IAAD has been institutionalised to be held once every two years on the sidelines of DefExpo.

Detailed explanation-2: -The India-Africa Defence Dialogue (IADD) was held on the sidelines of DefExpo 2022 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat on October 18, 2022. The Gandhinagar Declaration, adopted as the outcome document of the second edition of the IADD, charted out new areas for enhancing the India-Africa defence and security partnership.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 12th and largest-ever defence exhibition - DefExpo 2022 - has marked the emergence of India’s defence industry as a sunrise sector for investment on the global scale in line with the theme of the expo – ‘Path to Pride’.

Detailed explanation-4: -It proposes to enhance cooperation in the field of training in all areas of mutual interest by: increasing training slots and deputation of training teams, empowerment and capability building of the defence forces of Africa, participation in exercises, and.

Detailed explanation-5: -Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) is the knowledge partner for the India-Africa Defence Dialogue.

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