With only one seaworthy submarine and less than half its maritime and land vehicles operational, Canada has made this major announcement ahead of the G7 and NATO summits.
The announcement comes following US President Donald Trump's meet with Israeli PM Netanyahu and his statements about 'takeover of Gaza Strip' & resettlement of Palestinians.
At the same time, EAM—co-chairing an India-Russia forum with Russian 1st deputy PM—flags trade imbalance; last year, imports from Russia were $61.1 bn & Indian exports just $4.2 bn.
US plans to designate the Iranian financial sector under Executive Order 13902, which Trump signed in January to clamp down on mining, construction and other industries.
On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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