ASEAN-India maritime exercise

ASEAN-India maritime exercise
 

News: India recently sent two frontline warships to take part in the first-ever ASEAN-India maritime exercise (AIME-2023).
 

About:
 It is the first time India has been involved in exercises with the ASEAN though there have been exercises with ASEAN nations separately.
 Aim – To Enhance interoperability and exchange of best practices among participating navies.
 With AIME-2023, India becomes the 4th ASEAN dialogue partner, after Russia, China and the US, to hold the ASEAN+1 maritime exercise.
 The maiden exercise will be conducted off the coast of Singapore and will feature harbour and at-sea events off the coast of Singapore.
 Two major Indian Navy warships-- the INS Delhi and INS Satpura, a Shivalik-class, are part of the exercise.