India, Thailand Conduct Inaugural Bilateral Maritime Exercise

From December 20 to 23, 2023, the Indian Navy (IN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN) held their inaugural Bilateral Maritime Exercise.

Natively constructed Indian Maritime boats Kulish and IN LCU 56 partook in the debut version of the activity. His Thai Majesty's Ship (HTMS) Prachuap Khiri Khan was on the RTN side. The 36th release of India-Thailand Composed Watch (Indo-Thai CORPAT) was additionally directed alongside the lady's respective activity. The Sea Phase of the exercise saw the participation of Maritime Patrol Aircraft from both navies.

With the establishment of a Reciprocal Activity, the two naval forces have made a stride towards fortifying functional cooperative energy and logically expanding the activity intricacy. During the lady version of the activity, taking an interest units from the two naval forces directed surface and hostile to air practices including weapon discharging, seamanship advancements, and strategic moves.

As a component of the Legislature of India's vision of SAGAR (Security And Development for All in the Locale), the Indian Naval force has been proactively drawing in with nations in the Indian Sea District towards improving provincial oceanic security. The Indian Naval force and Regal Thai Naval force have kept a nearby and well-disposed relationship which has been reinforced throughout the long term. The direct of lady IN-RTN Respective Activity alongside Indo-Thai CORPAT is a declaration to the developing reciprocal relations between the two oceanic neighbors and has empowered in improving interoperability between the two naval forces.

The Indo-Thai Respective Activity is being named 'Ex-Ayutthaya', which in a real sense means 'The Strong One' or 'Undefeatable', and represents the meaning of two of the most established urban communities Ayodhya in India and Ayutthaya in Thailand, the notable heritages, rich social ties and shared verifiable stories tracing back to a few centuries.