CORPAT 2022 Exercise

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CORPAT 2022 Exercise- Relevance for UPSC Exam

Ex CORPAT 2022: IND-INDO CORPAT 2022 is being conducted in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca. Military exercises are come under Internal Security of UPSC GS Paper 3 and Bilateral International Relations of UPSC GS Paper 2.

CORPAT 2022 Exercise in News

The 38th India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy Units of Andaman & Nicobar Command (ANC) and Indonesian Navy is being conducted from June 13 to 24 2022 in the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca.

Key Facts about 38^th CORPAT 2022 Exercise

About: The 38th CORPAT is the first post pandemic Coordinated Patrol (CORPAT) between India and Indonesia.
Activities: CORPAT 2022 includes a visit by the Indonesian Navy units to ANC at Port Blair from June 13 to 15, 2022 followed by a Sea Phase in the Andaman Sea and visit by IN Units to Sabang (Indonesia) from June 23 to 24, 2022.
- Naval Component under the aegis of HQ ANC undertakes coordinated patrols with other littoral countries of the Andaman Sea along respective Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) towards enhancing regional maritime security.
- It is being undertaken as part of Government of India’s vision of SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region).

Exercise ‘Bongosagar’

CORPAT Naval Exercise

About: India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) is a naval exercise that is being conducted between the navies of India and Indonesia since 2002.
Location: The two Navies have been carrying out CORPAT along their International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) since 2002.
Significance: Naval Exercise IND-INDO CORPAT has-
- Helped build understanding and interoperability between both the Navies and
- Facilitated measures to prevent and suppress Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) fishing, drug trafficking, maritime terrorism, armed robbery and piracy, etc.
- Contributed towards forging strong bonds of friendship across the Andaman Sea and Straits of Malacca.

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