The details of the joint Naval exercises undertaken with other countries during the last three years are as below:-

 

Year	No. of Joint Naval Exercises
2014	12
2015	14
2016	16
2017 (Till date)	8

 

The expenditure on the exercises is either part of the regular overseas deployment programme of Indian Naval Ships or is met from the revenue budget of the Indian Navy.

There is no institutionalized joint exercise with China.  However, a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) was conducted with the PLA Navy during an Indian Navy Ship’s visit to Qingdao, China in April 2014.

This information was given by Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre in a written reply to Shri Shiv Kumar Udasi in Lok Sabha today.

 

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