INDRA NAVY is a joint, biennial
military exercise
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conducted by
India
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and
Russia
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starting in 2003. The exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation and interoperability between the Russian and Indian navies. The word INDRA is a portmanteau of the participants' respective countries. The exercise involves live firing drills, as well as air defence and anti submarine operations. Additionally, counterpiracy, terrorism and drug smuggling operations are carried out.
Background
The
end of the Cold War
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which brought greatly reduced defense budgets saw a
collapse in ship building and naval activity in Russia throughout the 1990s. During this time, the
Russian navy had no presence in the
Indian Ocean
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. This changed in 2001, when a contingent of naval ships, including
anti-submarine warfare
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vessels and a tanker docked at Mumbai.
In April 2003, nine warships of the Russian navy departed from their bases at
Sevastopol
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in the
Black Sea
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and
Vladivostok
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for the Indian Ocean. These units engaged in a number of exercises with the
Indian navy
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. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov proposed joint naval exercises to be held later that year.
The 12th edition took place in the
Volgograd, Russia
Volgograd ( rus, Волгогра́д, a=ru-Volgograd.ogg, p=vəɫɡɐˈɡrat), formerly Tsaritsyn (russian: Цари́цын, Tsarítsyn, label=none; ) (1589–1925), and Stalingrad (russian: Сталингра́д, Stalingrád, label=none; ) ...
in August 2021.
Image gallery
File:Exercise INDRA 2014 warships.jpg, Naval maneuvers during Exercise INDRA 14
File:Seaking1.jpg, A Sea King helicopter of the IN during INDRA 07
File:Ka-28 Indian Navy.jpg, An Indian Navy KA-28 Helix helicopter during INDRA 07
File:Dubhna.jpg, Naval ship of the IN during INDRA 07
File:Joint Indian & Russian VBSS Team INDRA 14.jpg, Joint Indian
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& Russian
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boarding team during Exercise INDRA 2014
See also
*
Indradhanush
References
External links
Official web siteBharat Rakshak - Informative web siteDefence - Informative web site Domain B online business magazine
Military exercises involving Russia
Indian naval exercises
India–Russia relations
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