Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX)                                        

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Context:

• 28th edition of Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX) was conducted from Sep 2-4, 2021.

About Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX):

• India and Singapore have carried out a mega naval war game in the southern fringes of the South China Sea, in reflection of their growing congruence of interests in the strategically key region.
• It was the 28th edition of the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (SIMBEX).
• Initiated in 1994, SIMBEX is the Indian Navy's longest uninterrupted bilateral maritime exercise with any foreign navy.
• Sustaining the continuity of this significant engagement despite the challenges of the ongoing pandemic further underscores the strength of bilateral defence ties.
• India-Singapore defence ties remain a very significant aspect of the overall engagement between the two countries.
• Both navies have a representation in each other's Maritime Information Fusion Centres and have also recently signed an agreement on mutual submarine rescue support and coordination.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-singapore-conduct-3-day-naval-exercise/article36292876.ece