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THE Indian Navy is participating in a mega wargame along with naval forces from eight nations including the US and France against the backdrop of increasingly f r actious geopolitical environment and China’s military muscle-flexing in the Indo-Pacific. Thenavalexercise‘LaPerouse’ is underway in the straits between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean as well as Malacca, Sunda and Lombok. These straits are largely considered as very crucial for global maritime trade. The nine-day exercise that began on January 16 aims to enhance cooperation among the participating nations in areas of maritime surveillance, interdiction operations, air operations and information sharing.

 

French Carrier Strike Group (CSG), led by nuclear-powered aircraftcarrierCharlesDeGaulle, is themainstayofthemegaexercise. India’s indigenouslydesignedandbuilt guided missile destroyer INS Mumbaiispart oftheexercise, according to Indian Navy. Besides, India, the US and France, naval forces from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia,Singapore,Canadaand the UK are participating in the exercise. “The exercise provides an opportunity for like-minded navies to develop closer links in planning, coordination and information sharing for enhanced tactical interoperability,” the Indian Navy said on Saturday. “The exercise will witnesscomplexandadvancedmulti-domain exercises including surfacewarfare,anti-airwarfare, air-defence, cross deck landings and tactical manoeuvres.”