New Delhi, December 01, 2021: The maiden tri-nation maritime exercise of India, Sri Lanka and Maldives concluded today. Ships and aircraft of the Indian Navy, Maldives National Defence Force and Sri Lankan Navy participated and operated over a vast area in the Exclusive Economic Zones of the three countries in southern Arabian Sea.
The Navies of the three nations had met on July 14 and 15 this year following which the three countries participated in the 5th Deputy National Security Adviser (NSA-level) meeting of Colombo Security Conclave in August and decided on enhancing maritime security cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region according to the reports published in tribuneindia.com.
The exercise was called ‘Colombo Security Conclave Focused Operations’ and is aimed at keeping the Indian Ocean Region safe and secure for commercial shipping, international trade and conduct of legitimate maritime activities.
