During the port call, personnel from Indian and Malaysian Navies will
engage in a wide range of professional interactions including Subject Matter
Expert Exchange (SMEE) sessions, yoga, sports fixtures and cross-deck visits
aimed at further strengthening the existing mutual cooperation and
understanding between the two Navies.
The Indian Navy ships, on completion
of harbour visit, will also participate in a Maritime Partnership Exercise
(MPX)/ PASSEX at sea with ships of the Royal Malaysian Navy. This is aimed to
enhance the degree of interoperability between the two Navies, which was
reiterated during the recently concluded MILAN 2024 and Ex Samudra Lakshmana
2024.
This visit will further strengthen the longstanding friendship and
cooperation between the two maritime neighbours through a series of engagements
and activities. The deployment of IN ships to this
crucial region also highlights the Indian Navy's steadfast commitment to the
'Act East' and SAGAR policies of the Government of India.
INS Delhi is the first indigenously designed and built Project-15 class guided missile destroyer and INS Shakti is a Fleet Support Ship, both ships are part of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet.