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	'''INDRA NAVY''' is a joint, biennial [[military exercise]] conducted by [[India]] and [[Russia]] starting in 2003. The exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation and interoperability between the Russian and Indian navies. The word INDRA is a portmanteau of the participants' respective countries.<ref>[http://indiannavy.nic.in Indian Navy – Welcome you<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The exercise involves live firing drills, as well as air defence and anti submarine operations. Additionally, counterpiracy, terrorism and drug smuggling operations are carried out.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vladivostoktimes.com/\|title=Vladivostok Times\|website=www.vladivostoktimes.com\|access-date=28 April 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202154626/http://vladivostoktimes.com/\|archive-date=2 February 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		'''INDRA NAVY''' is a joint, biennial [[military exercise]] conducted by [[India]] and [[Russia]] starting in 2003. The exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation and interoperability between the Russian and Indian navies. The word INDRA is a portmanteau of the participants' respective countries.<ref>[http://indiannavy.nic.in Indian Navy – Welcome you<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The exercise involves live firing drills, as well as air defence and anti submarine operations. Additionally, counterpiracy, terrorism and drug smuggling operations are carried out.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vladivostoktimes.com/\|title=Vladivostok Times\|website=www.vladivostoktimes.com\|access-date=28 April 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202154626/http://vladivostoktimes.com/\|archive-date=2 February 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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	'''INDRA NAVY''' is a joint, biennial [[military exercise]] conducted by [[India]] and [[Russia]] starting in 2003. The exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation and interoperability between the Russian and Indian navies. The word INDRA is a portmanteau of the participants' respective countries.<ref>[http://indiannavy.nic.in Indian Navy - Welcome you<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The exercise involves live firing drills, as well as air defence and anti submarine operations. Additionally, counterpiracy, terrorism and drug smuggling operations are carried out.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vladivostoktimes.com/\|title=Vladivostok Times\|website=www.vladivostoktimes.com\|access-date=28 April 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202154626/http://vladivostoktimes.com/\|archive-date=2 February 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref>		'''INDRA NAVY''' is a joint, biennial [[military exercise]] conducted by [[India]] and [[Russia]] starting in 2003. The exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation and interoperability between the Russian and Indian navies. The word INDRA is a portmanteau of the participants' respective countries.<ref>[http://indiannavy.nic.in Indian Navy – Welcome you<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The exercise involves live firing drills, as well as air defence and anti submarine operations. Additionally, counterpiracy, terrorism and drug smuggling operations are carried out.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.vladivostoktimes.com/\|title=Vladivostok Times\|website=www.vladivostoktimes.com\|access-date=28 April 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202154626/http://vladivostoktimes.com/\|archive-date=2 February 2011\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

	== Background ==		== Background ==
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	The [[Cold War (1985–1991)\|end of the Cold War]] which brought greatly reduced defense budgets saw a [[Russian Navy#Modern Russian Navy\|collapse in ship building and naval activity]] in Russia throughout the 1990s. During this time, the [[Russian Navy\|Russian navy]] had no presence in the [[Indian Ocean]]. This changed in 2001, when a contingent of naval ships, including [[anti-submarine warfare]] vessels and a tanker docked at Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ipcs.org/whatsNewArticle11.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1867&status=article&mod=b\|title=IPCS - Institute Of Peace & Conflict Studies\|website=www.ipcs.org}}</ref> In April 2003, nine warships of the Russian navy departed from their bases at [[Sevastopol#Russian naval base and ownership dispute\|Sevastopol]] in the [[Black Sea]] and [[Vladivostok]] for the Indian Ocean. These units engaged in a number of exercises with the [[Indian Navy\|Indian navy]]. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov proposed joint naval exercises to be held later that year.		The [[Cold War (1985–1991)\|end of the Cold War]] which brought greatly reduced defense budgets saw a [[Russian Navy#Modern Russian Navy\|collapse in ship building and naval activity]] in Russia throughout the 1990s. During this time, the [[Russian Navy\|Russian navy]] had no presence in the [[Indian Ocean]]. This changed in 2001, when a contingent of naval ships, including [[anti-submarine warfare]] vessels and a tanker docked at Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ipcs.org/whatsNewArticle11.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1867&status=article&mod=b\|title=IPCS - Institute Of Peace & Conflict Studies\|website=www.ipcs.org}}</ref> In April 2003, nine warships of the Russian navy departed from their bases at [[Sevastopol#Russian naval base and ownership dispute\|Sevastopol]] in the [[Black Sea]] and [[Vladivostok]] for the Indian Ocean. These units engaged in a number of exercises with the [[Indian Navy\|Indian navy]]. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov proposed joint naval exercises to be held later that year.

	The ~~11th~~ edition took place in the [[~~Bay of Bengal~~]] in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=\|first=\|date=\|title=INDRA NAVY – 20\|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indra-navy-%E2%80%93-20\|url-status=live\|archive-url=\|archive-date=\|access-date=2020-11-28\|website=Indian Navy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2020-09-05\|title=Indra 2020: Indian Navy Holds Naval Drill with Russia in Bay of Bengal for Second Day\|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/indra-2020-indian-navy-holds-naval-drill-with-russia-in-bay-of-bengal-for-second-day-2852777.~~html\|access-date=2020-11-28\|website=News18\|language=en}}</ref>~~		The 12th edition took place in the [[Volgograd, Russia]] in August 2021.

	== Image gallery ==		== Image gallery ==

>Ketan rana123: Indra naval exercise happens once every two years, not twice a year.

2021-01-05T11:22:59Z

Indra naval exercise happens once every two years, not twice a year.

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[[File:Naval flotilla, INDRA exercises (2007).jpg|thumb|350x350px|Naval flotilla during INDRA 2007]]
'''INDRA NAVY''' is a joint, biennial [[military exercise]] conducted by [[India]] and [[Russia]] starting in 2003. The exercise is tasked with boosting cooperation and interoperability between the Russian and Indian navies. The word INDRA is a portmanteau of the participants' respective countries.<ref>[http://indiannavy.nic.in Indian Navy - Welcome you]</ref> The exercise involves live firing drills, as well as air defence and anti submarine operations. Additionally, counterpiracy, terrorism and drug smuggling operations are carried out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vladivostoktimes.com/|title=Vladivostok Times|website=www.vladivostoktimes.com|access-date=28 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202154626/http://vladivostoktimes.com/|archive-date=2 February 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Background ==
The [[Cold War (1985–1991)|end of the Cold War]] which brought greatly reduced defense budgets saw a [[Russian Navy#Modern Russian Navy|collapse in ship building and naval activity]] in Russia throughout the 1990s. During this time, the [[Russian Navy|Russian navy]] had no presence in the [[Indian Ocean]]. This changed in 2001, when a contingent of naval ships, including [[anti-submarine warfare]] vessels and a tanker docked at Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipcs.org/whatsNewArticle11.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1867&status=article&mod=b|title=IPCS - Institute Of Peace & Conflict Studies|website=www.ipcs.org}}</ref> In April 2003, nine warships of the Russian navy departed from their bases at [[Sevastopol#Russian naval base and ownership dispute|Sevastopol]] in the [[Black Sea]] and [[Vladivostok]] for the Indian Ocean. These units engaged in a number of exercises with the [[Indian Navy|Indian navy]]. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov proposed joint naval exercises to be held later that year.

The 11th edition took place in the [[Bay of Bengal]] in September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=INDRA NAVY – 20|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/indra-navy-%E2%80%93-20|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-28|website=Indian Navy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-05|title=Indra 2020: Indian Navy Holds Naval Drill with Russia in Bay of Bengal for Second Day|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/indra-2020-indian-navy-holds-naval-drill-with-russia-in-bay-of-bengal-for-second-day-2852777.html|access-date=2020-11-28|website=News18|language=en}}</ref>

== Image gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Exercise INDRA 2014 warships.jpg|Naval maneuvers during Exercise INDRA 14
File:Seaking1.jpg|A [[Westland Sea King|Sea King]] helicopter of the IN during INDRA 07
File:Ka-28 Indian Navy.jpg|An Indian Navy [[Kamov Ka-27|KA-28 Helix]] helicopter during INDRA 07
File:Dubhna.jpg|Naval ship of the IN during INDRA 07
File:Joint Indian & Russian VBSS Team INDRA 14.jpg|Joint [[MARCOS|Indian]] & [[Naval Infantry (Russia)|Russian]] [[Naval boarding|boarding team]] during Exercise INDRA 2014
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Indradhanush (Air Force Exercise)|Indradhanush]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat|INDRA NAVY}}
*[http://indiannavy.nic.in/ Official web site]
*[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/NAVY/ Bharat Rakshak - Informative web site]
*[http://www.india-defence.com/India Defence - Informative web site]
*[http://www.domain-b.com Domain B online business magazine]

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