PIB class: Press Release. Ministry: Ministry of Defence.
Why in News
Indian Naval Ship (INS) Mysore arrived at Lumut, Malaysia for the 4th edition of Exercise Samudra Laksamana.
Static Context (the exam value sits here)
- Exercise Samudra Laksamana is the bilateral naval exercise between India and Malaysia. It builds maritime interoperability between the two navies.
- Lumut hosts the main base of the Royal Malaysian Navy. It sits on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia facing the Strait of Malacca.
- INS Mysore is a guided missile destroyer of the Indian Navy. It belongs to the Delhi class of destroyers.
- The exercise supports India’s Act East Policy and Indo Pacific outreach. Malaysia is an ASEAN member and a maritime neighbour across the Bay of Bengal.
Prelims angle
Pairing exercises with countries. Samudra Laksamana is India and Malaysia. Location cue Lumut and the Strait of Malacca as a chokepoint. Distinguish from other India naval exercises such as Varuna with France and Malabar with the United States, Japan and Australia.
Mains angle
GS3, security, and GS2, India and its neighbourhood. Naval diplomacy and maritime security cooperation in the Indo Pacific.
Matching Previous Year Question
“No direct PYQ on this bilateral exercise was traced in the provided files. Closest tracked Microtheme is Defence and India’s maritime security cooperation.”
