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05/03/22 09:10 AM IST

MULTILATERAL NAVAL EXERCISE MILAN 22 CONCLUDES

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  • The sea phase of the 11th edition of MILAN which witnessed participation of 26 ships, one submarine and 21 aircraft, culminated on 04 Mar 22. 
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  • The Navy’s Milan 2022,the largest-ever edition of the exercise that will see the participation of 40 countries, including all major navies of the world.
  • Theme- Camaraderie – Cohesion – Collaboration’ which “aims to project India as a responsible maritime power to the world at large”.
  • A multilateral exercise, Milan began in 1995 with the participation of only four countries – Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
  • Until now, it was held at the Andaman and Nicobar Command, but given the large number of participants this time, it was shifted to the Eastern Naval Command, which offers larger sea room.
  • Originally conceived in consonance with India’s ‘Look East Policy’, MILAN expanded in ensuing years with India’s ‘Act East policy’ and Security And Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) initiative, to include participation from island nations in the Western IOR (Indian Ocean Region) as also IOR littorals.
Source- PIB

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