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Pradeep Kumar

15/09/21 09:25 AM IST

Navy gives on lease Passenger Variant Dornier aircraft to Mauritius

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Taking a leap forward in its “Neighbourhood First Policy” India has delivered a Passenger Variant Dornier (PVD) to Mauritius Police Force on lease.

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  • MSN 4059 has been leased to MPF by the Indian Navy on a gratis basis to support the current increased load of air operations.
  • HAL shall be handing over a brand new State-of-the-Art PVD to Mauritius and this purchase has been facilitated by the Line of Credit under the Government of Mauritius.
Neighbourhood first policy
  • It is part of India’s foreign policy that actively focuses on improving ties with India's immediate neighbours which is being termed as Neighbourhood first policy in the media.
  • It was started well by inviting all heads of state/heads of government of South Asian countries in his inauguration of PM Modi first term and later held bilateral talks with all of them individually which was dubbed as a mini SAARC summit.
  • PM Modi made his first foreign visit to Bhutan in his first term.
Source: The Hindu, PIB

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