Who released the 'RAKSHA' document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi on 3 September 2026?
- A.The Prime Minister
- B.The Chief of Defence Staff
- C.The Raksha Mantri
- D.The Defence Secretary
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Raksha Mantri, Rajnath Singh. The release states plainly that he put out the RAKSHA document on defence diplomacy in New Delhi, and that the framework sets down India's strategic roadmap and vision for defence partnerships across the world for the next 10 years. Option D, the Defence Secretary, is wrong but tempting: Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh was present at the event, as were the Secretary for Defence Production and the Secretary (East) of the Ministry of External Affairs, yet none of them released the document. Option B is a distractor of the same kind, since senior service officers attended, among them the Chief of the Army Staff and the Vice Chiefs of the Air Staff and the Naval Staff. Option A does not appear in the release at all. For a defence diplomacy document, the political head of the Ministry is the one who signs it out.
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Practice Questions
The 'RAKSHA' document sets out India's roadmap for global defence partnerships over which period?
- A.The next 3 years
- B.The next 5 years
- C.The next 10 years
- D.The next 25 years
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The release calls RAKSHA a comprehensive framework that carries India's strategic roadmap and vision for global defence partnerships over the coming decade, and it repeats that the document gives a clear and actionable vision for the next ten years.
Read the full explanation →Under which pillar of the 'RAKSHA' document is India described as a Net Security Provider and First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region?
- A.Strategic Partnerships
- B.Capacity Building
- C.Indigenous Exports
- D.Maritime Security
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That pillar of the RAKSHA document speaks of strengthening India's role as a Net Security Provider and a First Responder in the Indian Ocean Region, and both phrases are standard usage in Indian maritime strategy.
Read the full explanation →Which expression did Rajnath Singh use for the North-Eastern region while addressing soldiers at Sukna?
- A.The last edge of India
- B.The first edge of India
- C.The eastern gateway
- D.The seven sisters belt
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Speaking to soldiers at the Barakhana held on the eve of Diwali, the Raksha Mantri described the North-Eastern region as the first edge of the country rather than its last edge, explaining that the region marks the beginning of the national geographical and cultural landscape because it receives the first…
Read the full explanation →Along which boundary was the Defence Minister briefed on infrastructure development during the Sukna visit?
- A.Line of Control
- B.Radcliffe Line
- C.Line of Actual Control
- D.Durand Line
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At Sukna the Raksha Mantri was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control, usually shortened to LAC, and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies meant to improve operational capability and combat effectiveness.
Read the full explanation →The Trishakti Corps, whose preparedness was reviewed on 7 November 2026, is headquartered at which place?
- A.Tezpur, Assam
- B.Sukna, West Bengal
- C.Bagdogra, West Bengal
- D.Dimapur, Nagaland
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Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh reviewed the operational preparedness of the Trishakti Corps at Sukna, where he was briefed on infrastructure development along the Line of Actual Control and on the deployment of advanced military equipment and emerging technologies.
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