CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Passage Exercise (PASSEX ) between Russian Federation Navy and Indian Navy in Eastern Indian Ocean Region.

Detailed explanation-2: -Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and built guided missile destroyer, INS Kochi, exercised with Russian Federation Navy’s RFS Admiral Tributs on 14 January 2022 in the Arabian Sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian Navy and Russian Navy undertook PASSEX exercises at the port of Cochin, in the Arabian Sea. The Indian Navy’s indigenously designed and built guided-missile destroyer, INS Kochi, took part in the exercise. Russian Federation Navy was represented by RFS Admiral Tributs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Recently, India’s INS Kochi and Russian ships engaged in the international Passage Exercise (PASSEX). A passage exercise is normally undertaken whenever an opportunity arises, in contrast to pre-planned maritime drills. Earlier, Indian Naval ships conducted PASSEX with the US Navy also.

Detailed explanation-5: -Starting with the participation of four countries, - Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand - in 1995, the exercise has since transitioned in terms of the number of participants and complexity of exercises.