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VARUNA–15. French Navy destroyer Jean de Vienne during the exercise with Indian Navy destroyer INS Mumbai and frigate INS Gomati (F21).. The annually held Varuna naval exercise is an integral part of France–India strategic relationship in the 21st century and consists of naval cooperation drills between the French Navy and the Indian Navy.
France–India relations or the Indo–French relations are the bilateral relations between the French Republic and the Republic of India. The two nations are traditionally characterised by a close and special relationship. [1] In August 2019, a researcher from the Hudson Institute referred to France as "India's new best friend."
Istres Air Base, France 14 - 25 June 6 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI; 3 Ilyushin IL-78 MKI; 1 Ilyushin Il-76; Mirage 2000; Aerial refueling aircraft; Singapore Air Force participated in the exercise with F-16 Fighting Falcon. [4] Garuda V 2014 Jodhpur AFS, India 2 - 13 June 4 Sukhoi Su-30 MKI; 4 Mikoyan MiG-27; 4 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21; 1 Ilyushin IL-78 ...
The following lists are of countries by military spending as a share of GDP—more specifically, a list of the 15 countries with the highest share in recent years. The first list uses the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute as a source, while the second list gets its data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies .
India remains one of the largest importer of defence equipment with Russia, Israel, France and the United States being the top foreign suppliers of military equipment. [26] The Government of India, as part of the Make in India initiative, seeks to indigenise manufacturing and reduce dependence on imports for defence.
India: 45 personnel from a Battalion of Jat Regiment and 15 from Indian Air Force. 15 - 28 April Termez, Uzbekistan [193] Shakti VII France France: 90 personnel from 13th Demi-Brigade of the Foreign Legion. India: 45 personnel from a Battalion of Rajput Regiment. 13 - 26 May Umroi, Meghalaya [200] Maitree XIII Thailand
1.32 France. 1.33 Gabon. 1.34 Georgia. 1.35 Germany. ... India Indian Armed Forces comparative ranks ... United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared ...
The numbers of military personnel listed include both support personnel (supplies, construction, and contracting) and actual combat personnel. For a typical country, the proportion of this total that comprises actual combat forces is about 26% [ citation needed ] (so, for every soldier there will be around three support personnel).