Indian Air Chief visits South Africa

Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha made a four-day visit to South Africa in mid-July 2015 on the invitation of Lieutenant General FZ Msimang, Chief of Air Force, South African Air Force. In recent years, there have been close and frequent contacts at political and military levels between the two countries which are members of the tri-lateral initiative IBSA (India, Brazil and South Africa). Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha's visit to South Africa "would further boost bilateral relations between the two Air Forces and provide impetus to the 'Make in India' initiative".