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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
