Second Edition of Indian Navy & Vietnam Peoples’ Navy Bilateral Exercise

Question: Second edition of the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Vietnam Peoples’ Navy was conducted in?
(a) Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam
(b) Bay of Bengal
(c) Wheeler Island
(d) Arabian Sea
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • In the growing maritime engagement between India and Vietnam, the Indian Navy undertook the second edition of the bilateral maritime exercise between Indian Navy and Vietnam Peoples’ Navy at/ off Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam from 13th April to 16th April, 2019.
  • The first edition was conducted from 21st to 26th May, 2018 at Da Nang, Vietnam.
  • The exercise was undertaken as a part of the ongoing Overseas Deployment of Eastern Fleet ships to South East Asian countries.
  • IN Ships Kolkata under the command of Capt Aditya Hara and Shakti under the command of Capt Sriram Amur participated in the exercise.
  • The Navy to Navy cooperation involves a Composite Training Programme in the fields of Submarine, Aviation and Dockyard training.
  • The two countries have also signed an agreement to exchange White Shipping Information and have a running Information Sharing programme.

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http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=189794