ASEAN INDIA MARITIME EXERCISE (AIME-2023)

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  • India sent INS Satpura and INS Delhi to participate in the first ever ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME 2023) scheduled from 02 to 08 May 2023.

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  • The maiden exercise will be conducted off the coast of Singapore and will feature harbour and at-sea events off the coast of Singapore.
  • The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Indian Navy (IN) are co-hosting the ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise.
  • With AIME-2023 India becomes the 4th ASEAN dialogue partner, after Russia, China and the US to hold the ASEAN+1 maritime exercise.

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

  • It is a political and economic organization.
  • Founded in: 1967 by the five South-East Asian nations of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
  • Aim: Promoting economic growth and regional stability among its members.
  • 10 Members at Present: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
  • ASEAN Plus Three:

It is a forum that functions as a coordinator of co-operation between the ASEAN and the three East Asian nations of China, South Korea, and Japan.

  • ASEAN Plus Six:

The group includes ASEAN Plus Three as well as India, Australia, and New Zealand.

For further reading INDIA-ASEAN Relations, kindly follow this link https://www.nextias.com/current-affairs/08-08-2022/55th-anniversary-of-asean 

Source: PIB