{"id":11930,"date":"2025-12-02T12:13:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T06:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=11930"},"modified":"2025-12-02T15:40:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T10:10:22","slug":"exercise-ekuverin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-ekuverin\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise EKUVERIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise EKUVERIN Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 14th edition of the exercise EKUVERIN is set to take place in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise EKUVERIN<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ekuverin meaning \u2018Friends\u2019 in Dhivehi language <\/span><b>started in<\/b> <b>the year 2009.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ekuverin is one of the three major joint exercises between India and the Maldives.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>bilateral military annual exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> conducted <\/span><b>alternatively in India and <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/maldives\/\" target=\"_blank\">Maldives<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Exercise aims to <\/span><b>enhance interoperability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while carrying out counterinsurgency and Counter Terrorism operations in semi-urban, jungle and coastal terrain.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0It further focus on integration of <\/span><b>niche technology to enhance interoperability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the countries will share best practices, reflecting the shared commitment of India and the Maldives towards peace and security in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other Exercises between India and Maldives:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The two bilateral exercises are \u201c<\/span><b>Ekuverin\u201d and \u201cEkatha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d and trilateral- <\/span><b>\u201cDosti\u201d,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which includes Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>India and Maldives Relationship<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India was among the first to <\/span><b>recognize Maldives after its independence in 1965<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and to establish diplomatic relations with the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The both countries share <\/span><b>ethnic, linguistic, cultural, religious<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and commercial links steeped in antiquity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/14th-edition-of-india-maldives-bilateral-exercise-ekuverin-to-take-place-tomorrow-in-kerala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise EKUVERIN is a bilateral military annual exercise conducted alternatively in India and Maldives. 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