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    Home India steps up military outreach to Africa with exercise & chiefs’ conclave
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    India steps up military outreach to Africa with exercise & chiefs’ conclave

    Arif ArifArmanMarch 17, 2023Updated:March 19, 20232 Mins Read
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    INTERNATIONAL DESK: In line with the overall policy to step up the military outreach to Africa, where China has made major strategic inroads, the Army is all set to conduct an Africa-India field training exercise and a chiefs’ conclave at Pune this month.

    Senior Army officers on Friday said the 10-day AFINDEX exercise, in which contingents from nine countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Niger, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia) will take part, will kick off on March 21. Eleven other countries, including Congo, Egypt, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon and Morocco, are sending observers for the exercise, which is being held for the second time after 2019.

    The first Africa chiefs’ conclave, in turn, will be held at Pune on March 28 to coincide with the exercise. Defence minister Rajnath Singh is slated to address the conclave, for which 10 chiefs have already confirmed their participation, while another 12 are sending their representatives.

    While India does not have China’s economic and military wherewithal, New Delhi is banking upon its long-standing ties with many African nations. The India-Africa defence ministers’ conclave, for instance, was held on the side-lines of the DefExpo at Lucknow in 2020. It was followed by the India-Africa defence dialogue during the DefExpo at Gandhinagar last year.

    “There has been a very concerted outreach to Africa over the last three years. The forthcoming exercise and the conclave will build upon the initiatives taken to strengthen India-Africa relations. The aim is also to help in the capacity-enhancement of African armies in a collaborative manner,” an officer said.

    The AFINDEX will focus on “humanitarian actions” to remove land mines and IEDs as well as peace-keeping operations. “New generation equipment manufactured in India will be showcased during the exercise to give a feel of their efficacy to the troops of the participating nations,” he said.

    The conclave, in turn, will dwell upon the “key pillars of India-Africa defence partnership” and the “Indian defence industry’s outreach to Africa.

    Apart from Asean and Gulf countries, India is also looking to export BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles, which have a strike range of 290-km, and the Akash air defence missiles, which have an interception range of 25-km, to some African countries. (TIMES OF INDIA)


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