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  India and Ethiopia agreed on expanding the bilateral agenda especially on economic, defence, digital, Science and Technology, and cultural cooperation. India and Ethiopia on February 19, 2021, signed two agreements on visa facilitation and leather technology. Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister is on a four-day visit to India, since February 16.  The agreements between both the countries were signed in the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, and the External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar. The External Affairs Minister while sharing the news on his official Twitter account mentioned that he had a useful and productive discussion with the Ethiopian minister on a range of regional and bilateral issues. The two ministers, while signing the agreement, also agreed on expanding the bilateral agenda of India and Ethiopia especially on economic, defence, digital, Science and Technolo

  During the talks, PM Modi reiterated the commitment to consolidating India and Australia’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Prime Minister Modi and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison held talks on February 18, 2021, during which they planned on working together on common challenges including the Coronavirus pandemic and a prosperous and secure Indo-Pacific. The Prime Minister of Australia while sharing the news on his official Twitter account mentioned that as Comprehensive Strategic Partners, both the nations can work together on common challenges such as the pandemic, circular economy, open and secure Indo-Pacific and Oceans. He added that the leaders also discussed the progress of the media platform bill. Prime Minister Modi also took to his official Twitter handle and said that he discussed the regional issues of common interest with the Australian Prime Minister. He also reiterated the commitment to consolidating India and Australia’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnershi

  The Prime Ministers during a telephonic conversation agreed that the partnership between India and Japan can play a significant role in addressing common challenges. PM Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on March 9, 2021, exchanged views on the global and regional issues of mutual interest. The leaders also concurred that the partnership between the two countries can play a significant role in addressing common challenges. The Prime Ministers during a telephonic conversation emphasized that their engagement with like-minded nations such as the US and Australia in a form of QUAD consultations hold value and the discussions must continue. Growing bilateral relations between India and Japan: •  During the telephonic conversation, both the leaders showed satisfaction at the positive momentum in the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership in the last few years and that it has been guided by shared values and mutual trust. •  PM Modi noted the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Hig

  Military exercises in space will test France's ability to defend its satellites as well as other defence equipment from attack amid the growing competition between the world powers in Earth’s orbit. France has launched its first military exercises in space in order to test its ability to defend its satellites as well as other defence equipment from attack amid the growing competition between the world powers in Earth’s orbit. The Head of France’s newly created Space Command Michel Friedling called the space exercises a stress test of the systems and mentioned that the exercises were a first for the French army as well as entire Europe. The exercise, which has been codenamed ‘AsterX’ in the memory of the first French satellite from the year 1965, will be based on 18 simulated events in an operations room. Objective of a military exercise in space: At the time of the exercise, the French military will be monitoring a dangerous space object as well as a threat to its own satellite f