Indian Warships Visit Cambodia, Thailand
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Sunday, June 28, 2015
In pursuit of India’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policy, the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet ships under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF), are on a two month long operational deployment to South East Asia and Southern Indian Ocean.
Two Indian navy vessels – stealth frigate INS Satpura and fleet tanker and support ship INS Shakti – berthed at Sattahip Port last week on a debut goodwill visit. Their mission was to boost Indian-Thai bilateral relations, especially in maritime security and defence cooperation.
"The visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and fostering inter-operability between navies of the two friendly nations," official sources said.
During the two-month operation, units of the fleet also visited Singapore, Jakarta, Fremantle in Western Australia and Sihanoukville in Cambodia. The operation included a bilateral exercise with the Singapore Navy.
The Eastern Fleet conducts regular deployments including to the Bay of Bengal, the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.