ICGS Sarthak is fourth in the series of five Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) being built by Goa Shipyard Limited for the ICG, to boost maritime safety and security of India.
An Indian-origin Canadian politician Anita Anand has been appointed as the new Defence Minister of the country in a Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the incumbent President of Uzbekistan has been re-elected for a second five-year term after he won with a landslide victory in the 2021 Presidential election held.