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Navy Chief to visit Australia and New Zealand to boost naval cooperation
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Navy Chief to visit Australia and New Zealand to boost naval cooperation
India's Navy Chief will visit Australia and New Zealand to deepen bilateral naval cooperation, part of India's wider Indo-Pacific maritime security outreach.
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Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan is set to visit Australia and New Zealand to strengthen bilateral naval cooperation with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal New Zealand Navy.
The visit forms part of India's broader Indo-Pacific outreach, which emphasises maritime security cooperation, joint exercises and freedom of navigation with like-minded partners in the region.
India's naval diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific has expanded through frameworks such as the Quad and bilateral logistics agreements.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Indian Navy
- Indo-Pacific
- Quad
- naval diplomacy
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- Indian Navy, Indo-Pacific, Quad, naval diplomacy
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Use as an example in GA answers (GS2/GS3 - International Relations & Security: Indo-Pacific, naval cooperation).
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The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), which regulates insurers and protects policyholder interests, was established under a statute enacted in which year?
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- 1956
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- 1999
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Answer: D — IRDAI was established under the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 1999, to regulate and promote the insurance industry in India while protecting policyholders.
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