Maiden Navy Exercise: India-Algeria

Context

Recently, the Indian and Algerian navies participated in a maiden naval exercise off the Algerian coast in a bid to increase maritime cooperation between the two sides.

• INS Tabar took part in a Maritime Partnership Exercise with Algerian Navy ship 'Ezzadjer'.

Key points about exercise

• Several activities were undertaken between the Indian and Algerian warships.

including 

• Coordinated manoeuvring
• Communication procedures 
• Steam past 
• The exercise enabled the two navies to understand the concept of operations followed by each other. 

• • The exercise was a "landmark" event,It also enhanced interoperability and opened the possibility of increasing interaction and collaboration in the future.

• India has been focusing on boosting defence and security ties with various African nations in the last few years. 

India and Africa – Maritime Security

• Integrated Maritime Strategy 2050 of the African Union
  • It consists of the overarching, concerted and coherent long-term multilayered plans of actions that will achieve the objectives of the AU (African Union) to enhance maritime viability for a prosperous Africa.