The 24th edition of Exercise VARUNA, the bilateral maritime exercise between the Indian Navy and the French Navy, has begun with the arrival of the Indian frigate INS Trishul (F43) at Toulon, France.
VARUNA began in 2001 and has grown into a platform for maritime cooperation and interoperability between the two navies. The exercise aims to improve operational coordination, the exchange of best practices and mutual understanding between the two forces.
The programme lists cross-deck visits, operational interactions, exchange of best practices, joint training activities and sporting engagements.
INS Trishul is a Talwar-class guided missile frigate, commissioned in 2003. It carries modernised systems, including BrahMos-capable launch systems, which add to its precision strike capability.
The Navy said the exercise shows its ability to undertake sustained deployments beyond the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) and to engage with partner navies worldwide.
With reference to Exercise VARUNA, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Which one of the following best describes INS Trishul, the Indian ship that arrived at Toulon for the 24th edition of Exercise VARUNA?
Consider the following pairs:
Item : Description in the context of the 24th edition of Exercise VARUNA
How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
