RUSSIA INDIA PASSEX

Question 1

Who engaged?

Answer 1

India’s INS Kochi and Russian ship Admiral Tributs engaged

Question 2

what is passex?

Answer 2

international Passage Exercise

Question 3

how is a passage ex different?

Answer 3

normally undertaken whenever
an opportunity arises, in contrast to pre-planned
maritime drills.

Question 4

did india conduct passex with any other nation before?

Answer 4

Indian Naval ships conducted PASSEX with
the US Navy also.

Question 5

Russia’s Importance for India:

Answer 5

• Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) - dialog partner
  *the Russian Arctic- potential
  to mitigate India’s critical deficiencies in rare
  earth and strategic minerals.
  *Russian Far East or RFE- rich in natural resources.
  *the Northern Sea Route or NSR

Question 6

IORA stands for?

Answer 6

Indian Ocean Rim Association

Question 7

Addressing the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF)
in 2019, India announced what?

Answer 7

a USD 1 billion line of
credit to further contribute to the development
of RFE.

Question 8

Other Exercises of India and Russia:

Answer 8

Exercise TSENTR 2019 (Multilateral Military
Exercise).

Indra Exercises - Joint Tri-Services (Army, Navy,
Air Force) Exercises.

ZAPAD 2021 (Multilateral Military Exercise).

Question 9

what is INS Kochi?

Answer 9

indigenously designed second ship of the
Kolkata-class stealth guided-missile destroyers,

Question 10

code name of INS Kochi?

Answer 10

Project 15A

Question 11

INS KOCHI constructed by?

Answer 11

Mazagon Dock Limited
(MDL) in Mumbai and

Question 12

INS Kochi later commisioned to?

Answer 12

Indian Navy services in 2015,

Question 13

naval services of the INS kochi?

Answer 13

‘Zayed Talwar: It is a bilateral naval exercise
between the Indian and UAE Navy.

‘Al-Mohed Al-Hindi’: India and Saudi Arabia
started their first-ever Naval joint exercise.

India- US PASSEX