Indian Navy’s first attempt to train Cambodians begins

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On Friday the 14^th of February 2025, Indian Navy’s tryst with their Cambodian counterparts began on a positive note as the First Training Squadron (1TS) comprising INS Sujata and ICGS Veera arrived at Sihanoukville Port, Cambodia.

This assignment is part of Long Range Training Deployment of the squadron to South East Asia. The ships were warmly welcomed by representatives of Maritime agencies of Cambodia.

During the port call from 14 – 17 Feb 25, the ships will engage in numerous activities aimed at enhancing cooperation and interoperability between the Indian Navy and the Royal Cambodian Navy (RCN).

The visit includes professional exchanges, cross training visits, social interaction, friendly sports fixtures and PASSEX with RCN.

The visit also features formal handing over of a Small Arms Simulator to Royal Cambodian Army.

The defence engagement and capacity building is an integral part of the warm and cordial India-Cambodia ties and the visit of squadron is aimed at further consolidating the maritime relationship between the two countries.

It may be recalled that last year in the month of February 2024, the Cambodian Navy participated in Ex-MILAN 24 at Visakhapatnam.

The extant visits highlight the importance of growing India-Cambodia relations and strengthening maritime association and regional stability as a part of India’s ‘Act East’ policy.