Jakarta (Antara Bali) - In pursuit of India’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’
policy, the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear
Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, Vishisht Seva Medal, Flag Officer
Commanding Eastern Fleet, is on an operational deployment to South East
Asia and Southern Indian Ocean.
Warships of the Eastern Fleet participated in the bilateral naval
exercise SIMBEX with the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) from 20 – 26
May 15. As part of the deployment, two Indian warships, INS Ranvir (a
Guided Missile Destroyer) commanded by Captain Jaswinder Singh and INS
Shakti (a sophisticated Fleet Tanker and Support Ship) commanded by
Captain Vikram Menon, have arrived at Jakarta on a four day visit.
The visit is aimed at further strengthening its already robust bilateral
ties between the two countries and fostering inter-operability between
the navies of these two friendly nations.
Both navies already conduct regular coordinated patrols on their IMBL
and an annual bilateral exercise is scheduled to commence between both
navies this year.
During the stay in harbour, various activities such as official calls,
professional interaction between personnel of both the navies, reception
onboard and ship visits have been planned.
On departure, the ships will exercise with Indonesian Navy for improving
interoperability in Maritime Operations and Search and Rescue.
These ships along with INS Satpura (an indigenously built Guided Missile
Stealth Frigate) and INS Kamorta (an indigenously built Anti Submarine
Corvette) are on a two-month long deployment. During this deployment,
the ships have visited Singapore and would also visit Freemantle
(Australia), Kuantan (Malaysia), Sattahip (Thailand) and Sihanoukville
(Cambodia).
Speaking at the reception on board INS Shakti, Vice Admiral Satish Soni
thanked Indonesian Navy for hosting them. He also informed that navies
of two countries are exploring the areas where they can further
cooperate.
Addressing the gathering which comprised largely of senior Indian and
Indonesian Naval officers, H.E. Mr. Gurjit Singh, Ambassador of India to
Indonesia and Timor Leste, said that the navies of two countries are
committed to safeguard the sea lanes and check piracy to ensure free
trade for all countries of the region.
The Indian ships will be leaving Jakarta on 4th June 2015. (WDY)
Arrival of Indian Naval Ships Ranvir and Shakti at Jakarta
Selasa, 2 Juni 2015 21:47 WIB