Australia, India navies to step up engagement, training exchanges
New Indian ExpressNEW DELHI: In a series of top military-level interactions with Australia, Chief of Royal Australian Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond met Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff, on Wednesday. The Indian Navy said discussions focused on avenues to strengthen bilateral maritime cooperation, including increased operational engagements, training exchanges and information sharing. “India and Australia share the commonality of perspective on several contemporary maritime security issues in the Indo-Pacific and have been working together closely in several bilateral and multilateral forums, the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium IONS, Western Pacific Naval Symposium, ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus and Quad, the Indian Navy said. Following the participation of the Royal Australian Ship HMNAS Warramunga, an Anzac Class Frigate, during the multinational exercise Milan 24 and recently conducted maritime exercises, the visit further consolidates the strong relations between both navies.
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