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India, Sri Lanka conduct SLINEX naval exercise
बातमीत का?
Not Bongosagar, not IMNEX — the Sri Lanka naval drill UPSC calls SLINEX
India and Sri Lanka held the latest edition of their annual bilateral naval exercise, SLINEX.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 मिनिटे
The Indian Navy and the Sri Lanka Navy are conducting the latest edition of Exercise SLINEX, their annual bilateral maritime exercise aimed at enhancing interoperability, joint tactical drills and maritime security cooperation between the two neighbours.
स्रोत: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
महत्त्वाची तथ्ये
Remember these
- SLINEX is the annual bilateral naval exercise between the Indian Navy and the Sri Lanka Navy
- Aims to enhance interoperability and maritime security cooperation between the two navies
- Involves joint tactical drills at sea
- Distinct from Bongosagar (India-Bangladesh) and IMNEX (India-Myanmar) naval exercises
पूर्व · मुख्य
How the exam will ask it
पूर्व
- SLINEX is a bilateral naval exercise conducted between India and Sri Lanka.
- It is held annually to strengthen interoperability and maritime security cooperation.
- Bongosagar is India's naval exercise with Bangladesh, not Sri Lanka.
- IMNEX is India's naval exercise with Myanmar.
मुख्य
GS Paper III (Defence & Security) and GS Paper II (Bilateral Relations): recurring exercises like SLINEX build maritime domain awareness and interoperability with Indian Ocean neighbours amid growing extra-regional naval presence in the region. The way forward lies in deepening such bilateral drills alongside multilateral frameworks like IONS and the Colombo Security Conclave to institutionalise India's role as a net security provider in the Indian Ocean.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Exercise SLINEX, whose latest edition is currently under way, is a bilateral naval exercise conducted between India and:
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
- Maldives
- Myanmar
उत्तर पहा
उत्तर: B — Correct: Sri Lanka — SLINEX is the annual bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the Sri Lanka Navy. • Bangladesh — wrong: that exercise is called Bongosagar. • Maldives — wrong: a different exercise name applies. • Myanmar — wrong: that naval exercise is called IMNEX.
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