Congress said it expects that the Centre will use its diplomatic and political leverage with the Qatar government to ensure that the Indians have full recourse to appeals and also do the utmost to get them released.
The exercise witnessed close coordination and synergy among all coastal security stakeholders and the lessons learned from the exercise would be incorporated to strengthen the coastal security architecture.
First held in 1994, the three-decade-old annual exercise kicked off with an opening ceremony on 21 September 2023, which was attended by personnel from both the navies. The ceremony saw the unveiling of the SIMBEX 30th Edition Logo.
The MALABAR series of maritime exercises started in 1992 as a bilateral exercise between Indian Navy and US Navy and has grown in stature over the years