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The fifth edition of Samudra Shakti is currently being hosted by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam from October 14 to 17, 2025, involving ships such as INS Kavaratti from India and KRI John Lie from Indonesia. 
 
Key points of Exercise Samudra Shakti:

• Bilateral maritime exercise between India and Indonesia aimed at enhancing interoperability, strengthening mutual understanding, and sharing best practices between the two navies.
• The exercise underscores the shared commitment of both nations to maintaining stability and peace in the Indo-Pacific region.

• It is a bilateral naval exercise conducted under India's Act East Policy framework, initiated in 2018.
• The exercise is designed to boost cooperation in maritime security and operational capabilities between the Indian and Indonesian navies.
• Exercise phases include a harbour phase with activities such as cross deck visits, joint yoga sessions, friendly sports fixtures, and professional exchanges.
• The sea phase involves complex maritime operations like helicopter operations, air defense drills, weapon firing exercises, and visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) operations to increase tactical coordination.
• Participants in recent editions included Indian Navy's INS Kavaratti (Anti-Submarine Warfare Corvette) and Indonesian Navy ship KRI John Lie (Corvette with integral helicopter).
• The exercise fosters camaraderie, professional rapport, and strategic signaling to reinforce regional maritime stability in the Indo-Pacific.

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