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Detailed explanation-1: -The 4th edition of AUSINDEX, a bilateral navy exercise between the Indian Navy and the Royal Australian Navy has begun from September 06, 2021, and will continue up to September 10, 2021. Indian Navy Task Group comprises INS Shivalik and INS Kadmatt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Exercise Austra Hind will be a yearly event that will be conducted alternatively in India and Australia, ” said a press statement from the Indian Army.

Detailed explanation-3: -This was part of Australia’s Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2022 (IPE 22).

Detailed explanation-4: -It will also help in developing a ‘common understanding of procedures for maritime security operations’. AUSINDEX Maritime exercise are conducted in India and Australia alternatively.

Detailed explanation-5: -NEW DELHI: The first bilateral naval exercise named “Samudra Shakti” between the Indian and the Indonesian Navies was inaugurated on Tuesday in Surabaya, Indonesia giving further momentum to bilateral strategic partnership.