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Surya kiran Aerobatic Team(SKAT)

Why in News-The Suryakiran Aerobatic Team (SKAT) and Sarang helicopter display team along with the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) will perform at an air show at Galle Face in Colombo from 3rd-5th March 2021 as part the 70th anniversary celebrations of the Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF).

◆This will be the first performance for the SKAT team outside India since it was resurrected in 2015 with Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers (AJT).

◆Earlier, the SKAT team toured Sri Lanka during the 50th anniversary of SLAF in 2001.

✔️About the Suryakiran Aerobatic Team

Establishment:

◆The team was formed in 1996 with Kiran Mk-II aircraft and had enthralled spectators across the country till 2011.

◆It was revived in 2015 with Hawk trainers initially with four aircraft and grew to the nine aircraft formation.

✔️Features

●The SKAT team, also known as 52 Squadron or The Sharks, is based in Bidar (Karnataka).

●Since its inception, the SKAT team has carried out over 600 displays all around the country, it has also represented India across southeast Asia including China.

✔️1971 Commemorations

◆Marking the golden jubilee year of the 1971 Liberation War of Bangladesh, the SKAT team has been flying different formations over landmarks across the country starting from Kanyakumari in the south.

✔️Sarang Helicopter Display Team

◆The Sarang team has evolved from the ALH Evaluation Flight (AEF) which was formed in 2003 at Bangalore to evaluate the indigenous helicopter prior to its induction into operational service.

◆The Indian Air Force aerobatic team Sarang (Peacock) comprises four Indian built Dhruv helicopters (an Advanced Light Helicopter - ALH, built by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore).

✔️Aircrafts in India

◆Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mk I and MK II,
◆Rafale Aircrafts,
◆Sukhoi jets, etc.

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Houthis Attacked Riyadh

Why in News-Recently, a ballistic missile attack by the Houthis on the Saudi capital Riyadh was destroyed by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Iranian-aligned Houthi group.

✔️Reasons for Recent Attack

〰️Taking Advantage:

◆The Houthis are winning, they have made significant advances on the ground, especially in Jawf province along the Saudi border.
◆They are now poised to attack the city of Marib, the last stronghold of the Yemeni government in the north.

〰️Iran's Support:

●Iran is involved in Houthi decision making. Tehran (capital of Iran) undoubtedly wants the Saudi kingdom to remain embroiled in the Yemeni chaos.

●Saudi Arabia and Iran have been engaged in proxy wars with each other for 40 years, since the Iranian revolution. Yemen is now among the victims of that conflict.

✔️Background

〰️Yemen Conflict:

◆Since 2014, Yemen has been facing a multi-sided conflict involving local, regional, and international actors.

◆The Houthis, a group of Zaidi Shia Muslims who ruled a kingdom there for nearly 1,000 years, used widespread anger against President Hadi's decision to postpone long-awaited elections and his stalled negotiations over a new constitution.

◆They marched from their stronghold of Saada province to the capital Sanaa and surrounded the presidential palace, placing Hadi under house arrest.

✔️Saudi Arabia's Intervention

◆A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen in March 2015, at Hadi's request, after the Houthis continued to sweep the south and threatened to conquer the last government stronghold of Aden, prompting one of the world's worst humanitarian crises ever.

✔️Ceasefire

◆Yemen Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia-backed forces loyal to the President of Yemen agreed to a United Nations-mediated ceasefire agreement in 2018.

✔️Resurgence of Houthi Attacks

◆In 2019, the Yemen's Shia Houthi rebels, violating the ceasefire, attacked Aramco crude oil production in Saudi Arabia.

✔️Concerns

◆Yemen is strategically important because it sits on a strait linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, through which much of the world's oil shipments pass.

◆It also worries the West because of the threat of attacks - such as from al-Qaeda or IS affiliates-emanating from the country as it becomes more unstable.

◆The Houthis have escalated cross-border attacks on the kingdom even after the United States delisted the rebels as terrorists and stepped up efforts to de-escalate the six-year conflict.

◆The conflict is also seen as part of a regional power struggle between Shia-ruled Iran and Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia.

✔️India’s Interest

●For India, it is a challenge which cannot be washed away taking into consideration the oil security and 8 million expats living in the region with more than USD 80 billion of incoming remittance annually.

✔️Indian Initiatives

〰️Operation Rahat:

◆India launched a massive air and sea operation to evacuate over 4000 Indian nationals from Yemen in April 2015.

〰️Humanitarian Assistance:

◆India has provided food and medical aid to Yemen in the past and thousands of Yemeni nationals have availed of medical treatment in India over the past few years.

◆India also continues to facilitate education of a large number of Yemeni nationals in various Indian institutions.

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Assumption of the Office of CISC

◆Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain, PVSM, AVSM, VSM took over as Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) on 02 Mar 2021. 

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Important Battles in Indian History

◆Battle of Haldighati - 1576 A.D.➨ Akbar's forces headed by Raja Man Singh and Asaf Khan defeated Rana Pratap. Rana Pratap refused to surrender to the Mughal Power.

◆Battle of Karnal - 1739 A.D.➨ Nadir Shah defeated Mohd. Shah.

◆Battle of Plassey - 1757 A.D.➨ Lord Clive defeated Siraj-ud-Daula.

◆Battle of Wandiwash - 1760 A.D.➨ The English forces defeated the French forces.

◆Third Battle of Panipat - 1761 A.D.➨ Ahmed Shah Abdali defeated the Marathas.

◆Battle of Buxar - 1764 A.D.➨ The English forces defeated the alliance of Nawab Mir Qasim of Bengal, Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Awadh and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II.

◆First Anglo Mysore War - (1767-69 A.D.)➨ Hyder Ali defeated the English forces.

◆Second Anglo Mysore War - (1780-84 A.D.)➨ Hyder Ali died in the battle (1782) and subsequently led by his son Tipu Sultan. The war concluded with the Treaty of Mangalore (1784).

◆Third Anglo Mysore War - (1789-92 A.D.)➨ The English forces defeated Tipu Sultan. Treaty of Srirangapatnam was signed.

◆Fourth Anglo Mysore War - 1799 A.D.➨ Tipu Sultan was defeated and killed by the English forces.

◆Battle of Hydaspeas - 326 B.C.➨ Alexander defeated Porus.

◆Kalinga War - 261 B.C.➨ Ashoka defeated Kalinga.

◆First Battle of Tarain - 1191 A.D.➨ Prithvi Raj Chauhan defeated Mohammed Ghori.

◆Second Battle of Tarain - 1192 A.D.➨ Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan.

◆Battle of Chandawar - 1193 or 1194➨ Muhammad Ghori defeated Jaichandra Gaharwar.

◆First Battle of Panipat - 1526 A.D.➨ Babar defeated Ibrahim Lodi.

◆Battle of Khanwa - 1527 A.D.➨ Babar defeated Rana Sanga.

◆Battle of Ghaghra - 1529 A.D.➨ Babar defeated Mahmud Lodhi and Sultan Nusrat Shah.

◆Battle of Chausa - 1539 A.D.➨ Sher Shah Suri (Sher Khan) defeated Humayun.

◆Battle of Kannauj (or Bilgram) - 1540 A.D.➨ Sher Shah Suri (Sher Khan) defeated Humayun.

◆Second Battle of Panipat - 1556 A.D.➨ Bairam Khan (representing Mughal Emperor Akbar) defeated Hemu.

◆Battle of Talikota - 1565 A.D.➨ Ahmednagar, Bijapur, Golkonda and Bidar formed alliance and defeated the Vijaynagar empire.

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COLD COMFORT: ON PAK CONTINUES TO BE IN FATF

✔️Context

◆Paris-based 39-member Financial Action Task Force in its recent meeting has decided to continue “greylisting” of Pakistan for “increased monitoring”, giving it another three months to complete its commitments.

✔️Grey List

●Pakistan was removed from the grey list in 2015 and was again put back in 2018 with a 27-point action list to fulfill.

●Based on FATF President Marcus Pleyer report, out of 27 action points, Only 3 actions has to be addressed, other actions have been fulfilled by Pakistan in the area of curbing terror financing.

✔️The remaining actions are

●Accurate, effective and dissuasive demonstrating of terror-funding prosecution.

●Implementing financial sanctions against all terrorists designated by the UN Security Council, like LeT founder Hafiz Saeed, JeM chief Masood Azhar, Al Qaeda group, and other leaders of terror groups in Pakistan.

✔️Protest

◆Pakistan’s former Interior Minister Rehman Malik protested the FATF decision by citing that Pakistan has lost $38 billion because of its time on the grey list (2008-2015 and 2018-the present), Hence it should be removed from the grey list.

◆However, It is cold comfort for Islamabad that the FATF did not “blacklist”, Pakistan otherwise it would have led to enhanced sanctions and restrictions, as faced by  Iran and North Korea.

◆FATF has given the deadline of June 2021 to Pakistan to complete the remaining tasks.

✔️India - Pakistan

●The FATF decision coincides with India's wish.

●Both sides, the Director-General of military operations have continued to observe the ceasefire agreement at the LoC.

●National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has been in touch with the Pakistan Army Chief for resolving “core issues” that lead to violence between the two sides.

●Increased dialogue between India and Pakistan is expected to resolve the issues.

●There are no political, trade, cultural ties at present which could be restarted once Pakistan achieves its directive of FATF directive of prosecuting terrorists and terror financiers.

✔️Conclusion

◆Once Pakistan stops terror funding and achieves the last mile on the FATF Greylist, New Delhi-Islamabad engagement would get a huge boost increasing economic, political, and cultural ties as it would reduce the cross-border terror.

✔️Reference

https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/cold-comfort-on-pak-continues-to-be-in-fatf/article33965877.ece/amp/

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Yudh Abhyas 2021

◆Recently, the 16th edition of ‘Yudh Abhyas’, India and US joint military exercise has completed in Rajasthan which was held from 8th February to 21st February 2021.
◆The drill has come days after the air forces of India and France held a five-day joint exercise held in Rajasthan in Jan. 2021.
◆The bilateral training exercise took place at the Foreign Training Node at the Mahajan Field Firing Ranges. The exercise between the two countries was conducted despite the pandemic, which reflects the strength of bilateral relations and even conveys a geo-strategic message to the environment.
◆About 250 Indian army soldiers and 270 US Army soldiers participated in the exercise. Both countries armies had shared their war-related skills, techniques, and experience with each other during this particular exercise.

◆Representation from the Indian Army side: The Indian Army in ‘Yudh Abhyas’ was represented by the 11t battalion of Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, who are part of the South Western Command.

◆Representation from the US Army side: The US Army delegation was represented by the 2nd battalion troops, 3rd Infantry Regiment of 1 to 2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, along with that of the respective brigade headquarters.

✔️About Exercise Yudh Abhyas

●Yudh Abhyas is one of the largest joint running military training & defence corporation endeavours between India & the US.
●The Yudh Abhyas exercise is hosted alternately by the two countries since the year 2004.
●The training & exercises in the Yudh Abhyas exercise occur at the Battalion level.
●The joint planning of exercise takes place at the Brigade level.
●The organisation structure & battle procedures are learnt by the troops of both countries armies in Yudh Abhyas.

✔️Aim of Yudh Abhyas

◆The exercise targets to mobilise cooperation in defence in order to meet the unforeseen security contingency of the future around the globe. Also to enhance cooperation & interoperability among the two armies. It even focuses on counter-terrorism operations under the UNs mandate.

◆The sights which are visible in the Yudh Abhyas exercise are Military Training, Building of Joint Operational Skills, Cultural Exchanges, Development of friendships and Exchange of knowledge.

◆The Yudh Abhyas exercise begins off at platoon exchange level.

◆The Yudh Abhyas exercise’s vision is to promote peacekeeping. Also, military training comes helpful during foreign disaster relief operations – humanitarian & disaster relief. The Yudh Abhyas exercise will enhance the level of defence cooperation among both armies. It even fosters bilateral relations among both nations and reiterates India’s critical role as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region.

✔️Significance of Yudh Abhyas 2021

●The Yudh Abhyas 2021 provides excellent opportunities for professional & cultural exchanges which strengthen partnership through shared learning & training. The training commences with expert academic exchanges and also professional development workshops which focus on training at the corps-level and below; unconventional, and hybrid threats; combat against conventional, humanitarian assistance & disaster relief.

●The CPX (Command Post Exercise) focused on the United Nation peacekeeping operation staff tasks in a combined military setting. An FTX (Field Training Exercise) involved company-strength elements from each country exercising combined, fundamental war-fighting skills in order to enhance combined operational capacity.

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Some other Exercises among India & US:

◆Exercise Tiger Triumph: This exercise is a tri-service military exercise between India & the US.

◆Exercise Vajra Prahar: This exercise is a Special Forces joint military training exercise. The exercise is conducted alternately in India & the US since the year 2010.

◆Exercise Cope India: This exercise is a series of bilateral Air Force exercises between India & US

◆Exercise Malabar: This exercise is a multilateral naval exercise that includes simulated war games & combat manoeuvres. It was started in the year 1992 as a bilateral exercise between the Indian & US navies. Japan joined in the year 2015. In the year 2020, the Australian Navy has participated in the exercise for the first time ever since 2007.

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Here's a look of heart formation by SKAT, IAF in Colombo.

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IAF Participation in EX Desert FLAG VI

◆Ex Desert Flag is an annual multi-national large force employment warfare exercise hosted by the United Arab Emirates Air Force.

◆The Indian Air Force is participating for the first time in Exercise Desert Flag-VI along with air forces of United Arab Emirates, United States of America, France, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Bahrain.

◆The exercise is scheduled from 03 Mar 21 to 27 Mar 21 at Al-Dhafra airbase, UAE.

◆The IAF is participating with six Su-30 MKI, two C-17 and one IL-78 tanker aircraft.

〰️C-17 Globemaster will provide support for induction/ de-induction of the IAF contingent.
〰️Su-30 MKI aircraft will undertake long range ferry, routing direct from India to the exercise area with aerial refueling support from IL-78 tanker aircraft.

◆The aim of the exercise is to provide operational exposure to the participating forces while training them to undertake simulated air combat operations in a controlled environment.

◆The participating forces will get an opportunity to enhance their operational capabilities along with mutual exchange of best practices.

◆The large-scale exercise involving diverse fighter aircraft from across the globe will provide the participating forces, including IAF, a unique opportunity to exhchange knowledge, experience, enhance operational capabilities and interoperability.

◆Exercising and interaction with the participating nations in a dynamic and realstic warfare environment will also contribute to strengthen international relations.

◆Over the last decade, IAF has regularly hosted and participated in multi-national operational exercises, wherin collaborative engagements are undertaken amongst the best air forces of the world.

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