It also witnessed participation from IAF, Andaman & Nicobar Command, and Coast Guard, indicating the high degree of interoperability among the services.
The Harbour Phase of the exercise was conducted from Visakhapatnam on March 18 to 25, which included pre-sail discussions, subject matter expert exchanges, sports engagements, and ship boarding drills.
India has, however, not released official statement with regard to exercise with Russia. As per Russian defence ministry, exercise will last until Wednesday.
Two navies are currently jointly conducting the third edition of Sea Guardian-3. This comes soon after India, US held the fifth edition of annual 2+2 ministerial dialogues on 10 November.
The exercise aims to strengthen the bilateral relationship by demonstrating the ability to integrate and coordinate comprehensively in maritime operations, said Indian Navy.
INS Kiltan has been sent to the country to deliver relief material for flood-affected people in central Vietnam and it will participate in the exercise from 26 to 27 December.
Eight months into the war, this is believed to be the first 'international' casualty to be reported. 46-year-old Waibhav Kale joined UNDSS two months ago ‘to make a difference’.
Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.
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