Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for which country on 3-day visit on 10th October?
A. France
B. USA
C. China
D. Pakistan
Answer:A
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman leaves for which country on 3-day visit on 10th October?
A. France B. USA C. China D. Pakistan
Explanation: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman left for France 10th October on a three-day visit which comes amid a massive controversy over the procurement of 36 Rafale jets from French aerospace company Dassault Aviation under a Rs 58,000 crore deal. Officials sources said Sitharaman will hold wide-ranging talks with her French counterpart Florence Parly on ways to deepen strategic cooperation between the two countries and the two sides will also deliberate on major regional and global issues of mutual interests. Sitharaman's visit comes nearly three weeks after former French President Francois Hollande was quoted by French publication 'Mediapart' as saying that Indian government proposed the name of Reliance to partner with Dassault Aviation forthe Rafale deal. The comments by Hollande, who was French president when the Rafale deal was finalised, triggered a huge political row.