New Delhi, April 13 -- Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Saturday began a five-day trip to Tanzania primarily to witness a mega wargame involving the naval forces of India and several African nations.
The Indian Navy and the Tanzania Peoples Defence Force are the co-hosts of the naval exercise titled 'AIKEYME' or Africa-India Key Maritime Engagement off Dar-es-Salaam that will begin on Sunday.
The aim of the wargame is to boost India's maritime security cooperation with the African continent in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new vision for engagement with the Global South.
Modi announced the vision MAHASAGAR or "Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions" for India's engagement with the Global ...