India and Brazil recently explored ways to expand cooperation in various areas at their first ‘2+2’ defense and foreign ministerial dialoguesv.
Key Highlights of the Meet:
- The first-ever 2+2 political and military dialogue was held between India, and one of its key BRICS partners, Brazil, in New Delhi.
- The discussions focused on defense, space, energy, critical minerals, tech, counter-terrorism, and regional, multilateral, and other issues of mutual interest.
- The dialogue comes after private companies from the two countries signed an MoU to jointly fulfil the acquisition of the C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft.
- This would be done by the Indian Air Force in its upcoming Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) procurement project.
- The local aerospace industry in India would be encouraged to initiate the development of an industrialization plan for the project.
- A key area ofIndia-Brazil bilateral relations lies in the realm of submarine maintenance and technology.
- Brazil currently operates Scorpene-class submarines, while India possesses a well-established domestic submarine program.
- Negotiations are underway between the two navies to potentially sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
- It may address ways to minimize the expenses associated with repair and maintenance of Brazil’s Scorpene submarines.
- This could involve knowledge sharing, joint training programs, or even exploring co-maintenance facilities.
- The agreement may also pave the way for enhanced technical cooperation and training between the two navies.
- This could involve Indian expertise in submarine maintenance and operations being shared with their Brazilian counterparts.
- Brazilian Army Commander visited India and expressed a keen interest in procuring state-of-the-art surface-to-air Akash missile systems.
Location of Brazil:
- Brazil is located in South America and occupies half the continent’s landmass.
- It is the fifth-largest country in the world, and contains most of the Amazon River Basin– the world’s largest river system and the world’s most-extensive virgin rainforest.
- Brazil faces the Atlantic Ocean along its Eastern Coastline and shares inland borders with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.
- It borders Uruguay to the south; Argentina, Paraguay, and Bolivia to the southwest; Peru to the west; Colombia to the northwest; and Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana to the north.
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