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India, Maldives to take defence ties forward
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- India and Maldives have decided to take forward several pending measures to promote defence co-operation in the next few months.
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- The measures include lease of a Dornier aircraft, bringing the Maldives under India’s coastal radar chain network and a broad-based humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) exercise.
- India had gifted the Maldives two ALHs (Advanced Light Helicopters) in 2013 and each was operated by the Indian Coast Guard and the Indian Navy.
- Coastal Radar Network
(1) In the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, India began setting up the coastal radar chain network to monitor the movement of traffic on the high seas.
(2) Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri Lanka have already been part of the network.
(3) Work on the radar stations to plug the Maldives into India’s coastal radar chain is progressing fast. Two of the stations are functional and the third is in an advanced stage
Source
The Hindu