EXERCISE VARUNA-23 (Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – IR)

Context: Phase Il of the 21st edition of Varuna (Varuna-23) bilateral exercise between Indian and French Navy was recently conducted in the Arabian Sea.

Exercise Varuna - 23

• Type: It is a bilateral Navy exercise.
• Exercise between: Indian and French Navy. It was initiated in 1993, and later was named ‘Varuna’ in 2001.
• Edition: 21st edition, and it was the 2nd phase of the exercise. The first phase of 'Varuna-2023' was conducted off India's Western Seaboard in January 2023.

Other Exercise between India-France
Army          SHAKTI

Navy           VARUNA

Air force     GARUDA