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	[[File:French Navy destroyer Jean de Vienne with guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai and guided missile frigate INS Gomati.jpg\|thumb\|350x350px\|VARUNA–15. [[French Navy]] [[guided missile destroyer\|destroyer]] Jean de Vienne during the exercise with [[Indian Navy]] [[guided missile destroyer\|destroyer]] [[INS Mumbai]] and [[guided missile frigate\|frigate]] [[INS Gomati (F21)]] .]]		{{One reference\|date=September 2022}}
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	The annually held '''Varuna naval exercise''' is an integral part of [[France–India relations\|France–India strategic relationship]] in the 21st century and consists of naval cooperation drills between the [[French Navy]] and the [[Indian Navy]]. The joint-exercises are held either in the [[Indian Ocean]] or [[Mediterranean Sea]] with the aim of improving Indo-French coordination on capabilities like cross-deck operations, replenishment-at-sea, [[Minesweeper (ship)\|minesweeping]], [[anti-submarine warfare]] and information sharing. It was first started in 1983, though given its present name in 2001. France is ''Littoral State'' of the Indian Ocean through the French [[Overseas region]] of [[Réunion]], [[Mayotte]] and [[Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean]].		The annually held '''Varuna naval exercise''' is an integral part of [[France–India relations\|France–India strategic relationship]] in the 21st century and consists of naval cooperation drills between the [[French Navy]] and the [[Indian Navy]]. The joint-exercises are held either in the [[Indian Ocean]] or [[Mediterranean Sea]] with the aim of improving Indo-French coordination on capabilities like cross-deck operations, replenishment-at-sea, [[Minesweeper (ship)\|minesweeping]], [[anti-submarine warfare]] and information sharing. It was first started in 1983, though given its present name in 2001. France is ''Littoral State'' of the Indian Ocean through the French [[Overseas region]] of [[Réunion]], [[Mayotte]] and [[Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean]].

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[[File:French Navy destroyer Jean de Vienne with guided missile destroyer INS Mumbai and guided missile frigate INS Gomati.jpg|thumb|350x350px|VARUNA–15. [[French Navy]] [[guided missile destroyer|destroyer]] Jean de Vienne during the exercise with [[Indian Navy]] [[guided missile destroyer|destroyer]] [[INS Mumbai]] and [[guided missile frigate|frigate]] [[INS Gomati (F21)]] .]]
The annually held '''Varuna naval exercise''' is an integral part of [[France–India relations|France–India strategic relationship]] in the 21st century and consists of naval cooperation drills between the [[French Navy]] and the [[Indian Navy]]. The joint-exercises are held either in the [[Indian Ocean]] or [[Mediterranean Sea]] with the aim of improving Indo-French coordination on capabilities like cross-deck operations, replenishment-at-sea, [[Minesweeper (ship)|minesweeping]], [[anti-submarine warfare]] and information sharing. It was first started in 1983, though given its present name in 2001. France is ''Littoral State'' of the Indian Ocean through the French [[Overseas region]] of [[Réunion]], [[Mayotte]] and [[Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean]].

Varuna 2015 included a French battle-group led by [[French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91)]] and carrying aero-naval version of [[Dassault Rafale|Rafale]] aircraft will operate alongside the [[Western Naval Command]]. The latest edition of Varuna exercise, that is the 17th edition, was held between 1 to 10 May 2019 along the Goa coast.<ref>{{Cite news|date=1 May 2019|title=France, India begin 'Varuna' naval exercise off Goa coast|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/france-india-begin-varuna-naval-exercise-off-goa-coast/articleshow/69132373.cms|access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.france-in-india.org/en/article.php3?id_article=1106&var_recherche=varuna Varuna 2006]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061113035926/http://indiannavy.nic.in/pres03.htm Varuna 06]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XZrTvGOYEg Varuna 09 Video]
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