EUNAVFOR exercise

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GS PAPER III: Security challenges and their management in border areas - linkages of organized crime with terrorism.

Context: The maiden Indian Navy and European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) exercise began in the Gulf of Aden.

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A total of five warships from four navies were participating in the two-day exercise.
Ships of the four navies will endeavor to enhance and hone their war-fighting skills and their ability as an integrated force to promote, peace, security and stability in the maritime domain.
INS Trikand, mission deployed for anti-piracy operations, is participating in the exercise.
The exercise would see high tempo-naval operations at sea, including advanced air defence and anti-submarine exercises, cross-deck helicopter operations, tactical manoeuvres, boarding operations, underway replenishment, search and rescue, man overboard drills, and other maritime security operations.
The EUNAVFOR and the Indian Navy converged on multiple issues, including counter-piracy operations and protection of vessels deployed under the charter of World Food Programme.
The two sides also have regular interaction through SHADE (Shared Awareness and De-confliction) meetings held annually in Bahrain.
This engagement underscores the shared values as partner navies, in ensuring freedom of seas and commitment to an open, inclusive and a rules-based international order.