{"id":69243,"date":"2025-10-16T13:17:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69243"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T08:12:33","slug":"exercise-samudra-shakti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-samudra-shakti\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise Samudra Shakti"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Exercise Samudra Shakti Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Navy is hosting the fifth edition of Exercise, &#8216;Samudra Shakti \u2013 2025&#8217;\u00a0 at Visakhapatnam.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Exercise Samudra Shakti<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a joint <\/span><b>bilateral maritime exercise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> between <\/span><b>India and Indonesia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a key bilateral engagement aimed at <\/span><b>enhancing interoperability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, strengthening mutual understanding, and sharing best practices between the two navies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It highlights the shared commitment of both nations towards <\/span><b>maintaining stability and peace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the <\/span><b>Indo-Pacific region.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>India\u2019s participation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The participating units include <\/span><b>INS Kavaratti<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an <\/span><b>Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the Eastern Fleet under the aegis of Eastern Naval Command (ENC).<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>It consists of two phases<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The harbour phase is aimed at building <\/span><b>camaraderie and professional rapport<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that include Cross Deck Visits, Joint Yoga sessions, Friendly Sports fixtures, Professional Subject Matter Expert Exchanges (SMEE).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>The Sea Phase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will involve dynamic and complex <\/span><b>maritime operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> aimed at increasing tactical coordination, including Helicopter Operations, <\/span><b>Air Defence Exercises<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Weapon Firing Drills, Visit, Board, <\/span><b>Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercises.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Other Exercises with Indonesia<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Military Exercise:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/exercise-garuda-shakti\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Garuda Shakti\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Maritime Exercise: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IND-INDO CORPAT<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2179326#:~:text=Exercise%20&#039;Samudra%20Shakti&#039;%20is%20a,in%20the%20Indo%2DPacific%20region.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exercise Samudra Shakti is a joint bilateral maritime exercise between India and Indonesia. 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