What is the News?
Indian Naval Ships Shivalik and Kadmatt have reached Jakarta, Indonesia to participate in Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’.
What is Exercise Samudra Shakti?
Exercise Samudra Shakti is a bilateral maritime exercise between India and Indonesia.
Aim: To strengthen the bilateral relationship, enhance mutual understanding and interoperability in maritime operations between the two navies.
Participation: From India’s side, Indian Naval ships Shivalik and Kadmatt are participating in the exercise.
Other Exercises between India and Indonesia
Exercise Garuda Shakti: It is an annual military exercise between the Indian and Indonesian Army. It is conducted on a reciprocal basis and its first edition was conducted in the year 2012 in India.
IND-INDO CORPAT: It is a bi-annual coordinated naval patrol exercise conducted along the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) by the Indian and Indonesian Navy.
Source: This post is based on the article “INDIAN NAVY AND INDONESIAN NAVY PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISE ‘SAMUDRA SHAKTI’” published in PIB on 20th September 2021.