Q. Consider the following pairs of trilateral defence exercises and respective states:
- Dosti – India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
- IMT TRILAT – India, Maldives and Thailand
- SITMEX – India, Singapore and Thailand
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
Answer:
Only 3
Notes:
- Dosti trilateral Exercise was started in 1995 between India and Maldives later it was joined by Sri Lanka. The year 2021 marks 30 years since these exercises were first launched.
- The first edition of India-Mozambique-Tanzania Trilateral Exercise (IMT TRILAT), a joint maritime exercise among the Indian, Mozambique and Tanzanian navies commenced at Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on 27 Oct 22.
- SITMEX is a trilateral maritime exercise between Singapore-India-Thailand. The first edition was conducted off Port Blair in September 2019.