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In an exclusive interview with ANI, the French Ambassador to India said, "Well, with India we have great cooperation. We have been training, as you just mentioned. We had a great naval exercise called Varuna where our two navies year after year learnt how to be even more interoperable, to
Indian Navy and French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its strike group kicked off their large-scale operational cooperation 'Varuna' from Goa, according to the statement released by French Embassy, according to the statement released by France Embassy.
The bilateral naval exercise will see the participation of indigenous guided missile stealth destroyer INS Chennai, guided missile frigate INS Teg, maritime patrol aircraft P-8I and Dornier, integral helicopters and MiG29K fighter aircraft.
Washington continues operations in the region "to maintain peace and stability; uphold international law, including freedom of navigation and overflight; and support unimpeded commerce and other lawful uses of the sea," the statement added.
Indian Ambassador to Japan Sibi George and his wife Joice Sibi visited the Indian Navy ship Shivalik at Japan's Yokosuka and had discussions with Rear Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, NM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet.
A group of MLAs from Kerala and Government officials visited Southern Naval Command, Kochi. The two-day event was aimed at providing a brief overview of the operations and training aspects of the Indian Navy with emphasis on challenges in the Maritime domain.
Beijing [China], August 9 (ANI): China's naval exercises and airspace violations in the East and South China sea are to meet domestic challenges by appeasing the hyper nationalists as the 20th party Congress is fast approaching and Chinese President Xi Jinping is eyeing to secure a third
Beijing [China], July 31 (ANI): Amid high tensions over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's potential visit to Taiwan, the Chinese military announced holding live-fire naval exercises in the Taiwan Strait, media reports said.
Hawaii [US], July 6 (ANI): Indian Naval Warship, INS Satpura and P8I LRMRASW aircraft will take part in one of the largest multilateral naval exercises, the Rim of the Pacific exercise (RIMPAC) at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii.
Jakarta [Indonesia], June 16 (ANI): Indian Naval Ships, Sahyadri and Kamorta, are on a three-day visit to the Indonesian capital Jakarta to enhance maritime ties between the two navies.