WHY IN THE NEWS?

India and Saudi Arabia are all set to conduct their first-ever naval exercise called “AL-MOHED AL-HINDI 2021”.

About:

• To participate in the exercise, India’s guided-missile destroyer INS Kochi reached Saudi Arabia.
• The joint naval exercise will showcase the reflection of growing defence and military cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia.
• INS Kochi reached Saudi Arabia after conducting a naval exercise with the UAE Navy off the coast of Abu Dhabi.