Lucknow Declaration

WHY IN NEWS?

It is a joint declaration adopted as an outcome of the first India-Africa Defence Ministers’ Conclave which was held along the side-lines of the DefExpo 2020.

ABOUT LUCKNOW DECLARATION

• Aim: The Conclave was conducted with the aim of exporting India-made equipment to the African continent in keeping with long-standing defence partnerships since the 1950s.
• The Declaration calls for deeper cooperation in the domain of defence industry including through investment, joint ventures in defence equipment software, digital defence, research & development, provisioning of defence equipment, spares and their maintenance on sustainable and mutually beneficial terms.

Prelims Question

Q. Lucknow Declaration which was recently in news is associated with?
a)Waste management
b)India-Nepal relationship
c)India-Africa relationship
d)Artificial Intelligence

Answer to the Prelims Question