India, and Tanzania to set up defence task force-The Hindu-27-08-2022

India, and Tanzania to set up defence task force-The Hindu-27-08-2022
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CONTEXT : Joint task force between two nation
India and Tanzania plan to form a task force to prepare a five year ‘future road map’ for enhancing defence cooperation between the nations and to hold the next Joint Defence Cooperation meeting in Tanzania soon. This was agreed at the bilateral meeting between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Tanzanian Minister of Defence and National Service Dr Stergomena Lawrence Tax

About Tanzania
Tanzania is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west.
Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania.
Three of Africa's Great Lakes are partly within Tanzania. To the north and west lie Lake Victoria, Africa's largest lake, and Lake Tanganyika, the continent's deepest lake, known for its unique species of fish. To the south lies Lake Malawi.