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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Indian navy has joined the “Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021”. The exercise has been organized in which region?
A
Pacific Ocean
B
Arctic Ocean
C
South China Sea
D
Indian Ocean
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -India has joined Iran and Russia in a two-day navy exercise dubbed “Iran-Russia Maritime Security Belt 2021” in the northern part of the Indian Ocean.

Detailed explanation-2: -The military exercise between Russia and India is known as Indira. The INDRA series of exercises began in 2003 and was conducted as a bilateral naval exercise alternately between the two countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -The exercises were conducted at the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Algeria.

Detailed explanation-4: -The third version of the exercise was held in late January 2022 over an area of 17, 000 square kilometres (6, 560 square miles) in the northern Indian Ocean. It included a range of tactical exercises like putting out fires on burning vessels, releasing a hijacked vessel, and shooting at air targets at night.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.

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