INS Kolkata and INS Shakti Reaches South Korea to Participate in ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Exercise

INS Kolkata and INS Shakti Reaches South Korea to Participate in ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Exercise

• The Indian naval ships INS Kolkata and INS Shakti reached Busan in South Korea on April 28 to participate in the three days ADMM-Plus Maritime Security Field Training Exercise (FTX). The exercise is a part of deployment of the Eastern Fleet to the South China Sea.
• The two ships recently completed the international fleet review in Qingdao, China, as part of the celebrations of the 70th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy.
• The ADMM-Plus (Asean Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus) is a platform for the ASEAN states and its dialogue partners to strengthen security and defence cooperation for peace, stability and development in the region.
• The ADMM-Plus countries include ten ASEAN Member States and eight dialogue countries, namely Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia and the United States.