India will conduct its first-ever multilateral naval exercise with African nations to counter China in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) exercise will be held from April 13 to 18 off the coast of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
It will bring together naval forces from 10 African nations, including Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, and the host nation of Tanzania.
The...