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Exercise Ekatha 2025
- 17 Dec 2025
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India’s Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) of the Indian Navy visited Maldives to attend the closing ceremony of 8th edition of Exercise Ekatha 2025.
Exercise Ekatha
- About: Established in 2017, it is an annual bilateral maritime military exercise conducted between the Indian Navy and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF).
- Key Objectives: It focuses on enhancing interoperability between the marine commandos of both nations, particularly in specialized areas such as diving operations, special forces tactics, and asymmetric warfare.
- Significance: It is in line with India’s vision of Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth for all in the Region (MAHASAGAR), and the Neighbourhood First policy.
Maldives
- About: The Maldives (Capital - Male) is an archipelagic nation in the Indian Ocean, comprising about 1,200 coral islands arranged in a double chain of 26 natural atolls.
- The Maldives has the world’s 7th-largest coral reef system and the 5th most diverse reef ecosystem.
- The Eight Degree Channel separates Minicoy Island of India (Lakshadweep) from the Maldives.
- Topography: It is the flattest country in the world, with terrain averaging around 1.5 metres above sea level.
- India-Maldives Military Exercises: Exercise EKUVERIN (India-Maldives), Exercise MILAN (multilateral naval exercise), Exercise DOSTI (India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives).
| Read More: Strengthening India-Maldives Defence Cooperation |
