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  • China probes its neighbours’ defenses as regional tensions rise

    Chinese ships and plane have probed the ocean and air borders of Japan and South Korea on tons of of events during the last 18 months, with analysts suggesting Beijing is testing the response instances and the resolve of Washington’s two most necessary safety allies within the area.

    And with China ramping up its claims on Taiwan, analysts anticipate intrusions and confrontations will improve.

    The South Korean authorities confirmed in early October that Chinese army plane made greater than 70 unannounced entries into its air protection identification zone throughout 2021.

    Concern was additionally raised when a fleet of Chinese warships final yr traversed the slim Tsushima Strait — the stretch of water separating the Korean Peninsula from Japan — to hold out workout routines with Russian vessels.

    South Korea additionally operates an ocean analysis station near Socotra Rock, also referred to as Ieodo, a submerged sea mount that’s 149 kilometers (92 miles) from the Korean island of Marado, however
    China has repeatedly laid declare to the waters surrounding the platform, which is 287 kilometers from the closest Chinese territory.

    Japanese dispute

    Japan can also be embroiled in disputes over sovereignty with Beijing.

    Chinese coast guard ships have repeatedly intruded into Japanese territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku islands, often known as Diaoyu Islands in China, a series of 5 uninhabited islands within the East China Sea that Beijing insists are rightfully its territory.

    Japan’s army has previously detected Chinese surveillance and surveying vessels in its waters off the southern prefecture of Okinawa, in addition to unidentified submarines.

    Experts have recommended that the Chinese army has tried to establish deep-water channels that can allow its submarines to sortie into the Pacific Ocean extra safely within the occasion of a battle breaking out.

    Japan was equally alarmed when China fired ballistic missiles into Japan’s unique financial zone surrounding Okinawa when Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, visited Taiwan in early August.

    Beijing claims Taiwan is a province of China that can finally be reincorporated into the mainland — by power if vital — and analysts counsel the missiles that landed in Japanese waters had been meant as a warning.

    ‘Intimidation pattern’

    Taken with the overt threats made in direction of Taiwan, they are saying the incursions and testing of countries’ potential to reply are successfully a sample of intimidation aimed on the international locations greatest outfitted to withstand any offensive strikes by Beijing in Northeast Asia.

    “In all these contested waters, China is trying to create a ‘new normal’ and to make sure that everyone knows their forces are there,” stated John Bradford, a senior fellow specializing in maritime safety at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

    “When it comes to the Senkakus, for example, the terms of the US-Japan security treaty states that the islands are under Japanese control, but if China can undermine that idea by having ships operating in those waters, then that weakens the credibility of Japan’s position,” he informed DW.

    The Chinese incursions are additionally designed to check the reactions of the Japan Self-Defense Forces, he stated, whereas militaries “always like to train in the areas they expect to be fighting in,” to boost ways and decide provide necessities and different parts of being at battle.

    Trilateral alliance

    The trilateral alliance of the US, Japan and South Korea poses the most important problem to China’s territorial ambitions in Northeast Asia, so Beijing can’t count on to easily occupy areas with out assembly resistance, because it did within the disputed atolls and reefs of the South China Sea lower than a decade in the past.

    An official of the National Institute of Defense Studies in Tokyo stated China is once more attempting to make use of the “salami-slicing technique” that has served its territorial ambitions previously, laying declare to extra areas of ocean after which the land, disputing their territory with the respectable governing nation and weakening the resolve or potential to defend it.

    “China’s behavior is based on its desire to eliminate any country that it sees as a rival and, unfortunately, it is inevitable that we will see more of the same sort of aggression aimed at Japan, the US and South Korea,” stated the official, who declined to be named as he was not approved to talk to the media.

    James Brown, an affiliate professor of worldwide relations at Temple University’s Tokyo campus, identified {that a} robust army presence pushing on the extremities of its borders serves to exhibit that Beijing “can make life very difficult for its neighbors, if it wants to.”

    “South Korea and Japan both have very limited natural resources and rely heavily on China for trade, so they have to be constantly concerned with resisting but not antagonizing Beijing so much that it retaliates in the trade sphere,” he stated.

    THAAD dispute

    That is exactly what occurred when South Korea deployed the superior Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) weapons system with a purpose to deter North Korean ballistic missile assaults. Beijing demonstrated its opposition by banning Chinese nationals from vacationing in South Korea, dealing a devastating blow to the nation’s tourism sector.

    “This approach works,” Brown identified. “When Pelosi visited Seoul after being in Taiwan, President Yoon [Suk-yeol] basically hid and declared that he was not available to meet her in person because he was so afraid of the reaction from Beijing.”

    “So as a combination of military and political pressure has already been shown to be effective, it is inevitable that China is going to employ the same tactics in the future,” Brown stated. “It’s a challenge.”

  • Korean tradition minister proposes granting BTS exemptions from energetic army obligation 

    By PTI

    Citing “conflicting pros and cons” forward of the enlistment of BTS, Korean Culture Minister Hwang Hee has proposed that members of the worldwide music sensation be allowed to substitute their necessary army service for different different programmes.

    According to Korean information company Yonhap, amid heated debate over whether or not the Grammy-nominated group ought to be given army exemptions, the tradition minister requested the parliament to approve a related invoice as early as potential.

    “It’s time to create a system for incorporating popular culture-art figures as art personnel,” Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Hwang mentioned throughout a press briefing in Seoul on Wednesday.

    In South Korea, all able-bodied males are required to serve within the army for about two years. Jin, the oldest member of the group, faces enlistment by December.

    The tradition minister referred to the programme of permitting world award-winning athletes and classical musicians to do different companies of their respective fields as an alternative of serving in energetic army obligation, in recognition of their position in selling their nation’s picture overseas.

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    “The system has been operated meaningfully to give those who have enhanced the national status based on their excellent skills more chances to contribute to the country, and there is no reason the popular art-culture field should be excluded from this,” he mentioned.

    Citing the instance of BTS, Hwang mentioned, “I assumed someone ought to be a accountable voice at a time when there are conflicting professionals and cons forward of the enlistment of a number of the BTS members.

    ” Forcing globally recognised popular culture artists to halt their careers at their peak with a view to serve within the army would trigger an awesome loss not solely to the nation but additionally to the complete world, the minister mentioned as a motive for making such a proposal.

    The improvement comes as BTS is gearing as much as launch their anthology album ‘Proof’ on June 10.

    The proposed invoice would grant male pop artists different different choices pending on the National Assembly amid sturdy opposition from younger males who’ve fulfilled or will quickly start their army service.

    In their previous interviews and media interactions, the septet — additionally comprising RM, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook — have maintained that “they will accept the call of duty when the nation calls them”.

    The defence ministry has additionally pressured the necessity for “prudence” in contemplating whether or not to permit active-duty army service exemptions for the band.

    Hwang emphasised his proposal can be value contemplating “if the country can give bigger obligations to the talented pop culture artists and create greater national interests through this”.

  • ‘Money Heist: Korea ‘Joint Economic Area’ to premiere in June

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The South Korean adaptation of hit Spanish collection “Money Heist” will debut on Netflix on June 24.

    The streamer on Friday shared the discharge date for the primary a part of the Korean present, which has been titled “Money Heist: Korea ” Joint Economic Area”, on its social media handles together with a teaser trailer.

    “Get ready for a bold new vision of the ultimate heist. ‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ premieres June 24,” Netflix tweeted.

    The Korean tackle the collection options Yoo Ji-tae as “The Professor”, a strategist legal mastermind, and plans to tug off a heist within the Korean Peninsula.

    Park Hae-soo, who discovered international fame after taking part in the position of Cho Sang-woo in hit collection “Squid Game”, performs Berlin within the present which additionally contains Jun Jong-seo as Tokyo, Lee Won-jong as Moscow, Kim Ji-hun as Denver, Jang Yoon-ju as Nairobi, Lee Hyun-woo as Rio, Kim Ji-hoon as Helsinki and Lee Kyu-ho as Oslo.

    The collection is ready in a fictional Joint Economic Area, in a world the place the Korean Peninsula faces reunification.

    The teaser of the collection reveals Yoo Ji-tae as “The Professor” considering a collection of masks, earlier than zeroing on the normal Korean Hahoe masks.

    “A robber who stole a huge amount of money changes the world and becomes a hero. Of all the money heists, we’ll pull off the biggest one yet. The public will watch this greatest show on earth live and they will root for us,” he says within the video.

    Part one of many present, directed by Kim Hong-sun, contains six episodes. Hong-sun beforehand helmed TV dramas like ‘The Guest” and “Voice”.

    Ryu Yong-jae and his workforce, whose credit embrace the Netflix unique collection “My Holo Love” and tvN collection “Psychopath Diary”, has penned the present.

    “Money Heist: Korea “Joint Economic Area” is produced by BH Entertainment and Zium Content.

  • North Korean missile launch apparently ends in failure, says South Korea

    North Korea’s newest weapons launch Wednesday apparently led to failure, South Korea’s army mentioned, amid hypothesis that the North may quickly launch its largest long-range missile in its most vital provocation in years.

    It wasn’t instantly clear what North Korea launched on Wednesday morning or at what stage it had an obvious failure. But the launch, the tenth of its form this yr, exhibits North Korea is set to press forward on its push to modernise its weapons arsenal and strain its rivals into making concessions amid dormant denuclearisation talks.

    South Korean and US intelligence authorities have been analysing particulars of the launch constructed from the Pyongyang area round 9.30 am that apparently failed, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff mentioned in an announcement that didn’t have additional particulars.

    Experts say previous failures nonetheless have moved North Korea nearer to its purpose of buying a viable nuclear arsenal that might threaten the American homeland. Of eight ‘Musudan’ intermediate-range missiles checks in 2016, solely a kind of launches was seen by exterior analysts as profitable, which led to debates of whether or not North Korea’s path towards ICBMs had been reduce off.

    However, the North in 2017 flew extra highly effective intermediate-range missiles over Japan and carried out three profitable test-flights of ICBMs that demonstrated a possible vary to strike deep into the US mainland.

    If North Korea makes a brand new ICBM launch, it might be its highest-profile weapons checks since these checks greater than 4 years in the past.

    The US and South Korean militaries mentioned final week that North Korea had examined an ICBM system in two latest launches, referring to the developmental Hwasong-17 missile that North Korea unveiled throughout a army parade in October 2020.

    In the 2 latest launches on February 27 and March 5, the North Korean missiles flew medium-range distances, and specialists have mentioned North Korea may finally carry out a full-range ICBM take a look at.

    The North has mentioned it examined cameras and different techniques for a spy satellite tv for pc and launched what it mentioned have been pictures taken from house throughout one of many two checks, nevertheless it didn’t affirm what rocket or missile it launched.

    Experts say North Korea goals to spice up its ICBM functionality whereas making an attempt to put its first spy satellite tv for pc into orbit. North Korean chief Kim Jong Un has vowed to amass an improved ICBM and a spy satellite tv for pc amongst an array of refined weapons techniques he says he wants to deal with what he calls American hostility.

    The Hwasong-17 is North Korea’s largest missile, which may probably fly as much as 15,000 kilometres, far sufficient to strike anyplace within the US and past. The 25-metre missile, which was proven once more at a protection exhibition in Pyongyang final yr, has but to be test-launched.

    The three ICBMs that North Korea examined in 2017 have been the Hwasong-14 and Hwasong-15. Some analysts say creating a bigger missile may imply the nation is making an attempt to arm its long-range weapons with a number of warheads to beat missile protection techniques.

    Other missiles examined this yr have been principally short-range, nuclear-capable weapons which place South Korea and Japan, each key US allies, inside hanging distance.

  • North Korea conducts ninth missile check of the yr forward of South Korea election

    North Korea fired no less than one suspected ballistic missile towards the ocean to the east of the Korean peninsula on Saturday, militaries within the area mentioned, an obvious check simply days earlier than the South’s presidential election.

    South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and the workplace of Japan’s Prime Minister mentioned the launch appeared to contain a suspected ballistic missile.

    The launch could be the ninth this yr. The final was on February 27 when North Korea mentioned it examined techniques for a reconnaissance satellite tv for pc.

    The South Korean army mentioned Saturday’s launch got here from a location close to Sunan, the place Pyongyang’s worldwide airport is situated. The area has been the location of earlier assessments, together with the February 27 launch.

    “This launch comes at a time when international society is dealing with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and also when the Beijing Paralympics is being held… and it is not acceptable,” Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi mentioned. “The significant pace at which North Korea is developing its missile-launching technology is not something our country and the surrounding regions can overlook.”

    Kishi mentioned the North Korean projectile reached a top of 550 km and flew a distance of 300 km. South Korea’s National Security Council will convene an emergency assembly, the presidential Blue House mentioned.

    The launch underscores the challenges dealing with whoever wins Wednesday’s presidential election in South Korea. With denuclearisation talks stalled, North Korea carried out a file variety of missile launches in January. It seems to be making ready to launch a spy satellite tv for pc within the close to future, and has instructed it might resume testing of nuclear weapons or its longest vary intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) for the primary time since 2017.

    Analysts say North Korea might use the upcoming presidential transition in South Korea or an enormous nationwide vacation on April 15 to check fireplace a significant new missile or different weapon.

    “The timing of North Korea’s missile testing may seem odd to us, given the global focus on Ukraine,” Jean Lee, a fellow on the Washington-based Wilson Center, mentioned on Twitter. “But it makes perfect sense in North Korea, where scientists are focused on perfect new weapons for Kim to show off at a big military parade in mid-April.”

    North Korea’s ballistic missile launches are banned by United Nations Security Council resolutions, which have imposed sanctions on the nation over its weapons programmes. The United States has mentioned it’s open to talks with out preconditions, however Pyongyang says talks are solely doable after the United States and allies drop hostile insurance policies.

    On Friday, the US-based 38 North challenge, which displays North Korea, mentioned the nation’s primary nuclear facility is in full swing, producing gas for potential nuclear weapons and an growth of its nuclear manufacturing services.

  • India, Korea comply with ‘impart fresh momentum’ to bilateral commerce pact

    India and South Korea are set to speed up discussions on upgrading their bilateral commerce settlement signed in 2009, mentioned a joint assertion launched by each nations.
    Commerce and business Minister Piyush Goyal met with Yeo Han-Koo, Minister for Trade, Republic of Korea, on Tuesday for discussions on commerce and investments between the 2 nations.
    India has a big commerce deficit with South Korea and is aiming to deal with problems with market entry and non-tariff boundaries confronted by Indian exporters. “The ministers agreed to impart fresh momentum to the discussions on CEPA (Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement) up-gradation negotiations and also promote extensive B2B interactions on trade and investment between the Industry leaders of the two countries,” the joint assertion mentioned.
    India’s whole exports to South Korea in FY21 have been about $4.68 billion towards imports of $12.77 billion. Microphones and cameras are key imports from South Korea. Key exports to South Korea are aluminium and mineral fuels.

  • Number of latest corona contaminated lowered by 3 thousand, Sarguja, Korea and Surajpur on the prime

    56 folks died in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday with the affirmation of two thousand 829 corona contaminated. At the identical time, 5 thousand 97 sufferers have been discharged. The complete variety of contaminated instances within the state is 9 lakh 59 thousand 544, wherein 8 lakh 93 thousand 285 sufferers have change into wholesome up to now.

    District sensible corona contaminated within the state, 102 in Raipur, 101 in Dhamtari, 137 in Balodabazar, 101 in Mahasamund, 85 in Bilaspur, 216 in Raigad, 106 in Korba, 178 in Janjgir, 128 in Mungeli, 240 in Surguja, Korea. 210 have been present in Surajpur, 202 in Balrampur, 162 in Jashpur. At the identical time, 3 folks have died as a consequence of corona in Raipur. Apart from this, 4 corona sufferers died in Dhamtari, 8 in Bilaspur, 8 in Mahasamund, 11 in Raigad. The variety of lively instances within the state is 53 thousand 480, whereas up to now 12 thousand 779 folks have died from corona.

    On the one hand, whereas the state appears to be curbing on the velocity of Corona, alternatively the velocity of black fungus has elevated. So far 5 folks have died in 140 sufferers. 140 black fungus sufferers have been discovered throughout the state, out of which the utmost 41 sufferers have come within the fort.

  • Road disaster in entrance of sufferers: NH connecting many districts together with GPM, Korea is so dangerous that it takes hours to come back to Bilaspur, lifetime of sufferers being introduced in danger


    Hindi NewsLocalChhattisgarhNational Highway Connecting Several Districts Including GPM, Korea Is So Bad That It Takes Hours To Come To Bilaspur, Life Of Patients Being Brought At RiskAds Troubled? Install for information with out advertisements Dainik Bhaskar Apppendra 17 minutes agoCopy hyperlink Bilaspur-Jabalpur National Highway is in dangerous form. It is taking greater than 3 hours to cowl the space of simply 97 km of Pendra-Gorella. At this time Kovid optimistic sufferers are being shifted to massive cities for higher therapy. Districts round Bilaspur, even Mandla, Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh, are bringing sufferers to hospitals right here, however the largest drawback has develop into the dangerous scenario of the Bilaspur-Jabalpur National Highway. The scenario is that it’s taking greater than three hours to cowl a distance of simply 97 kilometers of Pendra-Gorella. Banjari Ghat has seven main harmful turns. There are frequent accidents right here. Heavy potholes are getting caught resulting from massive pits on the highway. The work couldn’t begin the nationwide freeway. Two years in the past, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari introduced the development of a nationwide freeway from Jabalpur to Bilaspur. After this, this highway was handover to the National Highway Authority final 12 months. Since then, resulting from departmental tussle and lethality, no work might be performed in most a part of this highway coming to Bilaspur by way of Mandla, Shahdol, Pedra, Kenda, Ratanpur. The highway from Kenda to Bilaspur nonetheless underwent restore and asphalt however the highway earlier than Pendra and as much as Kenda remained sad. Banjari Ghat is an enormous drawback. The best route to achieve Bilaspur from GPM district is the RMKK route. This highway is much less curved and shorter than the highway of Achanakmar Tiger Reserve. People coming from districts like Shahdol, Mandla, Anuppur in Madhya Pradesh additionally use the identical route, however now the highway has began to develop in disrepair. The Banjari Ghat right here has seven main harmful turns. There are frequent accidents right here. Heavy pits on the highway are inflicting heavy automobiles to get caught. The highway on the complete ghat is dangerous and persons are taking too lengthy to cross it. Complaint to the collector however no resolution GPM folks have constantly given memorandum to the collector, leaders to make this highway higher. Have demanded, however no resolution has been discovered. Now folks say that within the Corona period, we have now to take many sufferers from right here to Bilaspur day-after-day. In such a scenario, if the highway isn’t constructed, the situation of many sufferers is getting critical on the best way. The anger of the folks is rising for not constructing the highway. The information is extra….

  • These inattentions aren’t good: the market crowded when the lockdown was discounted; Neither police nor officers arrived to take away the group


    Troubled with Ads? Install for information with out advertisements. Dainik Bhaskar AppKorea: One hour in the past image is of Korea’s weekly market. If persons are exempted, then the principles of social distancing have been placed on maintain. In Koriya district, the administration may be exempted from lockdown. As quickly because the concession was obtained, individuals got here out with none hesitation and there was a crowd. Just a few stunning footage have come out of Godaripara weekly market and Characha weekly market of Chirmiri within the district. After the revised order was issued on 16 April, a lot of individuals gathered to purchase greens on Saturday. In the market too, the Kovid Guidelines have been fiercely blown off. For a second, there was no hazard of the identify Coronavirus within the district. In the final three days 838 new sufferers and 4 corona contaminated have died within the district. The administration didn’t attain to cease the group. In this case, the administration additionally confirmed nice negligence and officers or police personnel additionally didn’t attain right here to take away the group. From above, the administration argues that this is not going to occur subsequent time and police might be deployed within the areas. SDM PV Khes has stated that this is not going to occur subsequent time and police might be deployed in these areas from morning. Lockdown is in pressure till 6 am in April. Meanwhile, a brand new order was issued on 16 April, below which a reduction was given to vegetable-fruit, milk distribution and grocery shops from 6 am to 10 am. Corona sufferers discuss in Koriya and Koronaagar Korea district If you do, there are rising sufferers right here. On April 15, 227 sufferers have been discovered and a pair of sufferers misplaced their lives. On April 16, 277 sufferers have been discovered and one affected person died. On April 17, the determine elevated and 334 sufferers have been discovered, one affected person was killed. Thus far 46 sufferers have died of corona within the district. At the identical time, 8451 have been contaminated with corona, whereas 6588 sufferers have been cured of corona. The variety of lively sufferers within the district is now 1817. There are extra information …

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh calls for collective international action to counter terrorism and against those who provide sanctuary to terrorists.

    Defence Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has called for a collective international action to check perpetrators of terrorism and advocated strong measures against those who support and finance terrorism and provide sanctuary to terrorists.

    Delivering a keynote address at the ‘Seoul Defence Dialogue 2019’ with the theme, ‘Building Peace Together: Challenges and Vision’, during his visit to Republic of Korea (ROK), Defence Minister said, “of the numerous security challenges that the world is facing, the gravest is that of terrorism.” No country in the world is safe from terrorism and India has been actively pursuing counter terrorism cooperation bilaterally, regionally and globally through UN and other means, he added.

    Shri Rajnath Singh said, world politics today is in a state of flux and this has aggravated global and regional challenges to international peace and security. He added that new and emerging technologies have impacted the regional as well as global security environment. “Our region is confronted with numerous traditional and non-traditional security threats such as terrorism, conflicts, transnational crimes, maritime threats, proliferation as well as the challenges of sustainable development, including the lack of energy, low intra-regional trade and lack of connectivity”, he said.

    He emphasised that good relations with neighbours – both immediate and extended – are a priority for India’s foreign policy as part of its Neighbourhood First Policy. “A key feature of India’s Neighbourhood First Policy is also its engagement with its neighbours in sub-regional groupings of Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and Bay of Bengal initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), apart from a trilateral maritime co-operation format with Sri Lanka and Maldives to improve Maritime Domain Awareness and co-operation”, he added.

    Shri Rajnath Singh expressed India’s support for peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula and its denuclearisation through dialogue and diplomacy. “Our quest for common prosperity and security requires us to evolve a common rules-based order for our region, the Indo-Pacific region. This order must be based on sovereignty and territorial integrity and equality of all nations, irrespective of size and strength. These rules and norms must be based on the consent of all”, he said.
    Raksha Mantri said, India has strengthened co-operative engagements in the Indo-Pacific region on the basis of the principle of “SAGAR – Security and Growth for All in the Region”, a principle that remains the cornerstone of India’s outlook for the Indo-Pacific region. He advocated for an open and inclusive architecture for the Indo-Pacific region with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) centrality, equal access to the global commons, freedom of navigation in the seas and in the air and unimpeded commerce, the importance of connectivity, a rules-based order and dialogue as the means to resolve disputes.

    Shri Rajnath Singh said Asia can make 21st century as century of peace and holistic development, where the nations can tackle the common challenges of poverty, disease, illiteracy and terrorism. He stressed the five principles of Indian thought –Samman (respect), Samvad (dialogue), Sahayog (cooperation), Shanti (peace) and Samriddhi (prosperity) – to achieve this goal.

    Raksha Mantri said India and ROK play a stellar role in bringing about peace, progress, prosperity, riding on twin pillars of economic and security partnership. He said, bilateral co-operation can be instrumental in the following:

    Ensuring rules-based order in the region;
    Fighting terrorism, piracy, proliferation and transnational crimes;
    Collaboration on issues such as HADR, Cyber Security and other maritime related threats;
    Seek to align and coordinate regional maritime capacity building/security assistance efforts.
    Shri Rajnath Singh termed as ‘spectacular’ the progress made by ROK over the past few decades saying that it has been a source of inspiration for India. He added that the synergy between India’s ‘Act East Policy’ and Korea’s ‘New Southern Policy’ has further strengthened Special Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
    It may be noted that India has been among the first responders in Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) situations in the region, from Fiji to Yemen. Recently, the Indian Navy conducted HADR operations in the aftermath of Cyclone IDAI that hit Mozambique in March this year.