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India, Oman conducts naval exercise
December 22 , 2017
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- The 11th edition of Naseem-Al-Bahr (Sea Breeze) 2017 Naval exercise between India and Oman was held at Said Bin Sultan Naval Base, Wudam in Oman.
- The exercise is a biennial feature since 1993 and this year marks 24 years of Indian Navy-Royal Navy of Oman bilateral exercises.
- The Indian Navy also deployed two naval ships - INS Trikand and INS Teg - in the exercise and it has reached Muscat for the harbour phase.
- The Indian Navy deployed a submarine and the P8I long-range maritime aircraft for the first time for a bilateral naval exercise with the Omani navy.
- India has an ancient maritime tradition and maritime interaction with Oman dating back to more than 4,000 years.
- Bilateral relations between Indian and Oman were formally established with the signing of the 1953 Indo-Oman Treaty of Friendship, Navigation and Commerce, a first between India and an Arab country.
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