TNPSC Thervupettagam

Defense Diplomacy by India

April 20 , 2024 251 days 328 0
  • India will now post its defence officials in countries including Ethiopia, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, Philippines, Armenia and Poland in line with its broader policy initiative to expand strategic ties with key regions.
  • Several African countries have already expressed keen interest in procuring the Indian military platforms, equipment and hardware.
  • Hence, the attache will act as a mediator.
  • A military attache or defence attache is a military expert or official from a military who is attached to a diplomatic mission, often an embassy.
  • Usually, high-ranking military officers hold this post and retain a commission while serving on a diplomatic mission.
  • The officer, sometimes, also acts as a communication channel between the two countries-- host and where an officer is posted.
  • Last year, the European Union (EU) posted a military attache to its mission in India for the first time.
  • A total of 16 defence attaches from the Indian Army, the Indian Navy and the Indian Air Force will shortly assume their new positions.

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