Four Indian front line warships on an operational deployment to South China Sea and Western Pacific has made a port call at Malaysia’s Port Klang, seeking to strengthen bilateral maritime ties.
The vessels including India’s newly inducted stealth frigate INS Satpura, along with Rajput class destroyer INS Ranvijay, corvette INS Kirch and replenishment vessel INS Shakti, collectively carrying more than 800 crew members, are led by Rear Admiral Ajit Kumar.
The battleships will be on a five-day visit to Malaysia. Kumar said that he was looking forward to enhancing ties with the Malaysian armed forces. He said a passage exercise (PASSEX) has been planned with the Malaysian Navy and added it would contribute towards furthering peace and maritime security in the region.