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- India has launched its first-ever Operation Southern Readiness multinational maritime security training exercise at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi.
- The four-day engagement, run under the Indian Navy-led Combined Task Force 154 with Combined Maritime Forces, has brought together 254 participants from 26 countries, plus 74 facilitators and four international organisations.
- The programme includes professional sessions, simulator-based training and practical activities, with a UNODC session on maritime security threats in the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean.
- The exercise signals growing ties between the Indian Navy and CMF and strengthens India's role as a regional maritime training partner.
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- Outcomes of the remaining three days of sessions, simulator training and practical activities
- Further Indian Navy–CMF engagements building on India commanding CTF 154
- Whether the exercise leads to a larger or recurring Indian hosting role for CMF training
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