India - Egypt 75th Anniversary of diplomatic ties
August 27 , 2022
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- Egypt released a postage stamp to commemorate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations with India.
- Diplomatic relations between India and Egypt began when Egypt recognized India’s independence on 18 August 1947.
- The two countries became even closer in the 1950s, which resulted in a historic friendship treaty in 1955.
- Egypt is one of the largest investment destinations for India in the region with the current Indian investment of USD 3.15 billion.
- The defence cooperation between India and Egypt flourished in 1960s.
- India and Egypt manufactured the Helan-300 jet fighter jointly.
- The Indo-Egypt Joint Defence Committee was established in 2006.
- Since then, the committee has met six times.
- India and Egypt also organize bilateral military exercise ‘Exercise Desert Warrior’.
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