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Lok Sabha Question No. 500 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Traditional Medical Knowledge System
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 500 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH APRIL, 2017 TRADITIONAL MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM

*500. SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

Will  the  Minister  of AYURVEDA,  YOGA  AND  NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY (AYUSH) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Indian stance on traditional knowledge in the recently h -Governmental  Committee  (IGC)  meetings  at  the  World  Intell ectual  Property Organisation (WIPO);
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  a  national  policy  on  traditi knowledge and traditional medical knowledge systems in the country; and
- (c)  if so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  action  taken  by  the  Governm protect indigenous traditional knowledge and medical knowledge systems?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA, YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY

## ANSWER (SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)

- (a) to (c) :  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 500* FOR 7 TH APRIL, 2017

India's consistent stance has been to prevent misappropriation of all forms of traditional  knowledge  including  traditional  medicinal  knowledge  which  m

(a): subsist in codified or non - codified form and may be publicly available.

(b) &(c) No. However, the Mini stry of AYUSH (the then Department of AYUSH) , in collaboration with Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR ,has established Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) for prevention of g of patents on non - original inventions by Interna tional Patent offices like European Patent office, United States Patent & Trademark office, Japan Patent office Indian Systems of Medicine such as Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 499 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Reuse of Disposable Items
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 499 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH APRIL, 2017 REUSE OF DISPOSABLE ITEMS

## *499. SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether complaints/cases related to reuse of disposable medi devices/items  especially  in  cardiology  and  other  super  specialities  in private hospitals of the country have been received/ detected;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of such complaints r cases detected during the last two years, hospital and State - wise; and
- (c) the corrective steps taken by the Government to safeguard the health e patients and the action taken against such hospitals?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a) to (c) :  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 499* FOR 7 TH APRIL, 2017

(a)& (b) Health is a State subject and such complaints would generally be addressed to the State/Union Territory concerned. Data regarding the complaints received by States is not maintained centrally.

(c) The Government  of  India  has enacted  the  Clinical  Establishments (Registration  and  Regulation)  Act,  2010  and  notified  Clinical  Establish (Central  Government)  Rules,  2012  for  registration  of  Clinical  Establi shments with  a  view  to  prescribing the  Minimum  Sta ndards  of  facilities  and  services provided  by  them.  Under  the  said  Act,  the  National  Council  for  clin establishments  has  approved  Minimum  Standards  for  different  levels Hospitals. These minimum standards inter - alia provide that the hospitals should have adequate drugs, medical devices and consumables commensurate to th scope of services and number of beds . These standards further provide that the quality of drugs, medical devices and consumables shall be ensured. Currently, the  Act  is  applicable  in the  States  of  Sikkim,  Mizoram,  Arunachal  Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, U.P, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Assa and all Union Territories except Delhi. Enforcement of th e Act falls with inthe remit of the States/ UTs .

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Lok Sabha Question No. 498 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Growth Rate of GDP
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

(a) whether the lay-offs resorted to by the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector to manage the cash shortage has hit the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether the economy grew at over 7 per cent during the third quarter of the financial year as per the Government's sources; and
- (c) if so, the efficacy of GDP estimation on the well being of citizens?

## ANSWER

## FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

- (a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 498 BY SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI) DUE FOR ANSWER ON APRIL 7, 2017

- (a)  There  is  no  comprehensive  survey-based  information  about  the  change  in  the employment levels in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) post demonetization, and  its  impact  on  the  growth  of  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP).  GDP  growth  rate  is affected by a number of factors including the output and value addition in different sectors of the economy including MSMEs, investment rate, exports, taxes collected and subsidies provided by the Government, etc.
- (b)  As  per  the  quarterly  estimates  of  GDP  released  by  the  Central  Statistics  Office,  the growth  rate  of  GDP  at  constant  (2011-12)  prices  for  the  third  quarter  of  2016-17  is  7.0 percent.
- (c)  GDP  is  the  monetary  value  of  all  goods  and  services  produced  in  the  economy, estimated without double counting. The primary purpose of GDP estimation is to facilitate economic  analysis, decision-taking and  policy formulation. The  System  of  National Accounts  (SNA) 2008  mentions  that  it  makes  'no  claim  that  GDP  should  be  taken  as  a measure of welfare and indeed there are several conventions in the SNA that argue against the  welfare  interpretation  of  the  accounts'.  An  individual's  welfare  is  not  determined  by economic factors alone, but also by subjective factors like personal and family

circumstances, satisfaction derived from employment and quality of health.  Quantifying the welfare impact of these factors is outside the ambit of GDP estimation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 495 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Replacement of Outdated Equipment
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.495

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  APRIL, 2017

## REPLACEMENT OF OUTDATED EQUIPMENT

## *495.  SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  several weapons and equipment of the Armed Forces need to be replaced immediately due to obsolescence and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government undertakes periodical review to include new technologies and replace the outdated equipment and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the corrective measures taken by the Government in this regard?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                            (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

j{kk ea=h

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(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 495 FOR ANSWER ON 7.4.2017

(a) to (c): Ageing  of  equipment  is  a  natural  process  and  is  dealt  with through  proper  maintenance,  obsolescence  management,  upgrades  and acquisition  of  new  equipment.    Replacement  of  ageing  and  obsolete equipment  is  a  part  of  the  modernization  of  the  Armed  Forces  which  is envisaged in the long-term integrated perspective plan having a span of 15 years. Government has taken various measures to ensure the modernization of Defence forces to keep the forces in a state of readiness to  meet  operational  and  security  challenges.   The capital procurement of defence equipment is progressed as per approved Service Capital Acquisition Plan and Annual Acquisition Plans in terms of extant Defence Procurement Procedure. Government regularly monitors such procurement cases for their expeditious conclusion. 147  contracts  involving  over  Rupees  Two  Lakh  crores  have  been signed  for  procurement  of  various  equipment  during  the  year  2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 (upto February, 2017).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 494 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Loans to Entrepreneurs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: VIRENDRA  KUMAR

## Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Financial Services

## APRIL 2017/ CHAITRA 17, 1939 (SAKA)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *494 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH LOANS TO ENTREPRENEURS

## *494. DR.VIRENDRA KUMAR

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the rate of interest and other terms and conditions for loans available to the exporters/entrepreneurs in the country;
- (b) whether the Government is considering to provide loans to entrepreneurs at nominal rate of interest and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the other measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in form of assistance/concessions to protect the domestic industries of the country from the competition with other countries including China?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

(a) to (c) :- A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *494 FOR ANSWER ON 7 TH APRIL, 2017 TABLED BY DR. VIRENDRA KUMAR REGARDING LOANS TO ENTREPRENEURS

- (a) Interest rates on advances including loans to exporters/ entrepreneurs, sanctioned by Scheduled Commercial Banks have been deregulated. Interest rates are determined by banks with the approval of their respective Board of Directors subject to extant regulatory guidelines.
- (b) Under Government's Interest Equalisation Scheme on Pre and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit, interest equalisation benefit of 3% per annum is available on Pre Shipment Rupee Export Credit and Post Shipment Rupee Export Credit to all eligible exporters.
- (c) In order to make domestic industries competitive in the international market, Government has taken various measures, which inter-alia include Merchandise Exports from India Scheme for incentive to the exporters to compensate for loss on payment of duties, assistance to respective Export Promotion Councils for mobilizing participation of Indian exporters in various international trade fairs/ exhibitions, organizing Reverse Buyer Seller Meets under Market Access Initiative and Market Development Assistance schemes, several Free Trade Agreements/ Trade Agreements to provide duty concessions for specific products for exports that make these goods competitive in the international market and Buyers' Credit under National Export Insurance Account.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 492 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Strengthening of RoC
Ministry: CORPORATE AFFAIRS
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 492 ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, THE 07 th  APRIL, 2017 [CHAITRA 17, 1939 (SAKA)]

## STRENGTHENING OF ROC

- Will  the Minister of CORPORATE AFFAIRS कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

*492.  SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA: be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allocated funds for establishment of more offices under the Registrar of Companies (RoC) in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the expenditure incurred during the last two years and the current year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS             (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

कारपोरेट कार्य मंत्री

(श्री अरुण जेटली)

(a) and (b):   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN ANSWER TO PART (a) AND (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 492 FOR 7 th  APRIL, 2017 REGARDING STRENGTHENING OF ROC.

## (a)&(b): A Central Registration Centre was set up from 26.01.2016 whose expenditure details are as follows:

(In Indian Rupee)

| Financial Year   | Expenditure     |
|------------------|-----------------|
| 2015-16          | 1,42,770/-      |
| 2016-17          | 12,14,52,354/-  |
| 2017-18          | 13,47,98,000/-* |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 489 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Valuation of Export/Import
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: SATYA PAL SINGH, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *489 TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY THE 7 TH  APRIL, 2017 17 CHAITRA, SAKA 1939

## VALUATION OF EXPORT/IMPORT

## *489. DR. SATYAPAL SINGH SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE

## Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

- (a) The  guidelines/norms to monitor the under/over-valued export/import issued by the Directorate General of Valuation in the country;
- (b) Whether the cases of violation of the said guidelines/norms have come to the notice of the Government during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) If so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and company-wise and the reasons therefore along with the action taken/being taken by the Government in such cases;
- (d) Whether the Government has estimated the revenue loss on account of such under/over valued export/import across the country during the said period; and
- (e) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons thereof along with the manner in which such loss is likely to be recovered from the violators and the further steps taken/being taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FINANCE (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

- (a) Directorate  General  of  Valuation  conducts  studies  on  various  commodities  and  issues advisories  to  guide  assessment  officers  in  verifying  valuation  of  goods.  The  number  of Alerts/Valuation Guidelines is as below:
- (b) to (e) Information is being collected and will be submitted shortly.

| Financial year   | No. of alerts/valuation guidelines issued   |
|------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 2013-14          | 5                                           |
| 7                | 2014-15                                     |
| 13               | 2015-16                                     |
| 2016-17          | 14                                          |
Lok Sabha Question No. 487 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Seizure of New Currency Notes
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: RAMA KISHORE SINGH, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *487

TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 07,2017

CHAITRA 17,1939 (SAKA)

## Seizure of New Currency Notes

* 487. Shri Rama Kishore Singh: Shri Md Badaruddoza Khan:

Will the Minister ofFINANCE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the new notes of Rs.2000 and Rs.5OO seized by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Income Tax Department and other agencies have come back in circulation;
- if the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- if the details thereof? S0,
- whether the enforcement agencies have sufficient number of officials to identify the black money hoarders and conduct seizure operations; and

## ANSWER

FINANCE MINISTER (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

- (a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
- (a) & (b) denominations seized by Enforcement Directorate are deposited in State Bank of India O any nationalized banks S0 that Income Tax Department (ITD) deposits the cash seized during its search seizure actions in the Public Deposit accounts maintained with Nationalised banks at the earliest: The details of new currency seized is a8 follows: they
- (c) & (d) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have pan India presence with requisite officials posted in Headquarter; various zonal and regional units to conduct actions against black money hoarders

| Departments_   | Amount (in Rs)   |
|----------------|------------------|
| IT Department  | 110 Crores       |
| ED             |                  |
| CBI            | 26.21 Crores     |
| DRI            | 0.38 Crores      |
Lok Sabha Question No. 486 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Miscarriages
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 486 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH APRIL, 2017 MISCARRIAGES

## †*486. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there has been a rise in the incidence of miscarriages in the
- (b) if so, the number of such cases that came to light during the last th and the current year; and
- (c) the reaction of t he Government thereto?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ( SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA )

- (a) to (c) :  A statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 486* FOR 7 TH APRIL, 2017

(a)  &  (b)    As  per  the  latest  survey  data  available  from  District  leve Survey DLHS - 3  (2007 - 08),  4.7%  of  all  pregnancies  of  currently  married  w aged 15 - 49 years ended in miscarriage.

(c)  The RMNCH+A  Strategy  of continuum of care through the life cycle of women under the National Health Mission  emphasizes on providing quality antenat all pregnant women and timely detection of any risk factors that may threa of  the    foetus  or  the  pregnant  woman.    As  most  miscarriages occur  in  the  first trimester, the main measures taken for care during this period include;

- i. The availability of Nishchay kit for early detection of pregnancy at centres and outreach facilities.
- ii. Use of an IT based Mother and Child Tracking System (MCTS) to track and follow - up all pregnancies.
- iii. Quality  ANC  to  Pregnant  women  includes  early  registration  in  th trimester to identify any pre - existing conditions.
- iv. Capacity building of the  Medical officers, the ANMs and ASHAs  for t detection of any factor that may affect the outcome of the pregnancy
- v. Universal screening of all pregnant women for HIV and Syphilis.
- vi. The  screening  of  pregnant  women  with  risk  of  Hypothyroidism  has recommended  by  the  GOI.  Guidelines  in  this  regard  have  also disseminated to all states for implementation.
- vii. Universal screening of all pregnant women for diagnosis and manageme Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
- viii. Training  of  the  medical  officers  in  Comprehensive  abortion  care,  u safe technologies, to preve nt and manage complications.
- ix. The  Pradhan  Mantri  Surakshit  Matritva  Abhiyan  (PMSMA) has  been launched for all pregnant women to be examined in the 2 nd / 3 rd trimester of pregnancy to detect any high risk factors and ensuring safe deliv the pregnant woman. The high risk factors detected in the woman woul be  helpful  in  providing  timely  care to pregnan t  women and  prevent miscarriages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 484 (STARRED), answered on 2017-04-07
Subject: Indo-Russian Defence Cooperation
Ministry: DEFENCE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.484

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  APRIL, 2017

## INDO-RUSSIAN DEFENCE COOPERATION

## *484.  SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI  ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE j{kk ea=h be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation Navy visited India recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the issues discussed during the visit;
- (c) whether new avenues have been explored in naval cooperation between the two countries and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether there is any delay in supply of procurement of military equipment from Russia and if so, the corrective measures taken in this regard; and
- (e) the other steps taken to boost defence relation between the two countries?

## A    N    S    W    E    R

MINISTER OF DEFENCE                                            (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

j{kk ea=h

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(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 484 FOR ANSWER ON 7.4.2017

Admiral Vladimir Korolev, Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Federation  Navy  visited  India  from  14 th to  18 th March  2017.    The  salient issues discussed during the interaction include Navy to Navy Staff talks, bilateral naval exercise 'INDRA NAVY', SME exchange on MiG 29K aircraft, submarine  cooperation,  tropicalisation  of  Russian  provided  equipment, maintenance of 1135.6 frigates at each other ports. Defence procurement is undertaken in accordance with the Defence Procurement  Procedure  (DPP),  which  lays  down  timeliness  for  various stages  of  the  procurement  process.    The  present  DPP-2016  includes several  initiatives  for  sound  implementation  and  timely  induction  of equipment into the Indian Armed Forces.  In addition, periodic reviews are carried out to ensure that the procurement scheme progress as per the laid down  time  lines.    All  issues  including  timelines  for  implementation  of ongoing defence contracts are addressed through relevant bilateral mechanism with Russia. Regular  bilateral  meetings  with  Russia  are  held  for  enhancing defence cooperation including the High level Monitoring Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-

Committee Meeting  (HLMC)  at  the  level  of  Defence  Secretary  and  the  India  Russia MTC) at the Ministerial level.  Staff talks between HQ IDS and General Staff of  Armed  Forces  of  Russian  Federation  and  between  Indian  Navy  and Russian  Navy  are  also  held  to  promote  relevant  cooperation  between armed forces of two sides.  A range of ongoing activities have helped to further deepen and strengthen defence cooperation  with Russia as a key pillar of the bilateral Special Privileged Strategic Partnership.

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