Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON DC, 21st March. US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Wednesday said that India and America are paving the way for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific as he hailed the ongoing joint naval exercise between the two nations.
A bilateral tri-service Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief exercise between India and the US‘Tiger Triumph-24’ commenced on Monday and will continue on the Eastern Seaboard till March 31.
Ambassador Garcetti wrote in a post on X “Congratulations to @USNavy and @IndianNavy for a stellar kick-off to #TIGERTRIUMPH 2024! Joint exercises like this underscore the vital #USIndiaDefense partnership, strengthening our bonds and securing our shared interests,”.
“Together, we’re paving the way for a free, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific that benefits all nations,” he added with a hashtag, USIndiaFWD.
US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, appreciated the important role being played by the Indian Navy in conducting anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean region.
He discussed ways to implement the India-US Defence Cooperation Roadmap which was concluded last yea in a telephonic conversation with Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh.
Indian Navy said in a statement Tiger Triumph-24 is aimed at developing interoperability for conducting HADR operations and refining the Standard Operating Procedures to enable rapid and smooth coordination between forces of both countries.
“The Harbour Phase is scheduled from 18 to 25 March. Personnel from both navies would participate in Training Visits, Subject Matter Expert Exchanges, Sports Events and Social interactions.
The navy said that after the completion of this phase, the ships, with the troops embarked would sail for the Sea Phase and undertake Maritime, Amphibious and HADR operations in accordance with injected situations”.
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