April 2023

India-France ∆Security and Defence Relations ✓Regular exchange of visits at the level of Services Chiefs takes place. ✓The three services also have regular defence exercises; viz. Exercise Shakti (Army); Exercise Varuna (Navy); Exercise Garuda (Air Force. ✓The Varuna exercise has been taking place since 1983. ✓Apart from service-level staff talks, the two sides have a

Mera Gaon Meri Dharohar Programme ✅ Cultural Mapping: The process involves identification and mapping the cultural assets and art repositories of the nation i.e., art expressions, crafts and skills, wisdom tradition and other cultural practices whether oral, aural, visual or kinetic. ✅Information about the ritual, social and economic status of artists and craftsmen within the