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Operation Vanilla brings island closer
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- India’s flood relief mission to Madagascar will be followed up this week with the island’s Defence Minister Rakotonirina Leon Jean Richard visiting Lucknow and Delhi from Tuesday.
- This will be the first such high-level trip since India incorporated the island off the coast of Africa into the “Indian Ocean Region (IOR)”.
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- More about the visit
(1) Richard is expected to discuss implementing a memoradum of understanding on defence cooperation signed during President Ramnath Kovind’s visit to Antananarivo in March 2018.
(2) Richard will discuss the devastation in Madagascar due to flooding after a cyclone and heavy rain in the island’s north-west left at least 31 dead and affected nearly 1,00,000 people.
- Operation Vanilla
(1) Last week, the Indian Navy conducted “Operation Vanilla”, with INS Airavat delivering relief material such as food, clothing, medicines and water.
(2) The humanitarian gesture by India also showcased India’s strategic capabilities in the furthermost islands of the IOR.
Source
The Hindu