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India: India, Sri Lanka, Maldives Conduct Joint Exercise On Maritime Security
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NEW DELHI, 29 November 2021, (TON): A two-day trilateral maritime drill conducted by the coast guards of India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives to bolster security in the Indian Ocean, enhance mutual operational capability and exercise interoperability between these three countries culminated in the Maldives on Sunday.
The 15th edition of the trilateral engagement termed "Dosti" is conducted biennially, and 2021 marks 30 years since these maritime drills were first introduced.
However, it began primarily as a bilateral engagement, involving only Indian and Maldives Coast Guards. Sri Lanka joined in 2012 to make it a trilateral exercise.
The Indian High Commission in Colombo said in a statement "the two-day exercise under the aegis of Colombo Security Conclave (CSC) is a pioneering effort to collaborate efforts towards the Pillar of Maritime Security.”
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