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International Current Affairs
International Current Affairs
- The 18th meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) was recently held in New Delhi.
- Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with Russian Defence Minister General Sergei Shoigu jointly co-chaired the meeting.
- Both leaders discussed a wide range of issues regarding defence equipment, industry and technological cooperation between India and Russia.
- Issues related to after sales support and upgradation of military equipment of Russian origin were also discussed.
National Current Affairs
- Today (16th December 2018) is Vijay Diwas (Victory Day).
- We observe this day to remember the martyrs who laid down their lives for the nation during 1971 India-Pakistan war.
- Today is the 49th anniversary of the 1971 India–Pakistan war.
- This is the 1st war after World War-II that the Indian Army won conclusively.
- This is the only war that the independent Indian Army planned, executed and carried out with precision and captured 93,000 prisoners.
