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India launches largest peacetime naval exercise in the Indian Ocean

More than forty warships from India and partnering nations began a two-week manoeuvre stretching from the Strait of Hormuz to the Malacca Strait.

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Kenji NakamuraAsia reporter
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More than forty warships from India and partnering nations began a two-week manoeuvre stretching from the Strait of Hormuz to the Malacca Strait.

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