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Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
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The French navy¡¯s 417-ft-long anti-submarine warfare destroyer ship FS Dupleix arrived at the Indira Docks of Mumbai¡¯s port on Thursday morning to conduct a training exercise with the Indian Western Fleet on anti-piracy operations.
¡°We arrived on a six-day callfrom October 25 to 30 to conduct sea training exercises with Indian Navy forces and will later set sail for Seychelles and carry out anti-piracy patrols,¡± the ship¡¯s 44-year-old captain, Luc Raynal, told DNA .
Speaking on piracy in the seas, Captain Raynal said thatfigures show a decline in piracy this year.
FS Dupleix left her homeport Toulon in France early in September for a three-and-a-half-month deployment in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.The ship maintains the highest standards in weaponry systems and combatcapabilities. Adorned with statues of elephants, it is named after Joseph-Fran0Š4ois Marquis Dupleix, an 18th century governor general of the French establishment in India.
Governor Dupleix was sent to India at a young age. He initially became the director of a trading post, but later became the governor of Pondicherry. Joining hands with the local authorities and princes, he managed to fight the British influence and create a commercial empire under French protection.
The long-standing strategic partnership between France and India has given rise to a number of joint exercises between the armed forces. The annual ¡®Varuna¡¯ exercise, the latest edition of which was held in July 2012 in the Mediterranean, has been a key event for the French and Indian navies since it wasfirst conducted in the 90s.
Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA
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The French navy¡¯s 417-ft-long anti-submarine warfare destroyer ship FS Dupleix arrived at the Indira Docks of Mumbai¡¯s port on Thursday morning to conduct a training exercise with the Indian Western Fleet on anti-piracy operations.
¡°We arrived on a six-day callfrom October 25 to 30 to conduct sea training exercises with Indian Navy forces and will later set sail for Seychelles and carry out anti-piracy patrols,¡± the ship¡¯s 44-year-old captain, Luc Raynal, told DNA .
Speaking on piracy in the seas, Captain Raynal said thatfigures show a decline in piracy this year.
FS Dupleix left her homeport Toulon in France early in September for a three-and-a-half-month deployment in the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf.The ship maintains the highest standards in weaponry systems and combatcapabilities. Adorned with statues of elephants, it is named after Joseph-Fran0Š4ois Marquis Dupleix, an 18th century governor general of the French establishment in India.
Governor Dupleix was sent to India at a young age. He initially became the director of a trading post, but later became the governor of Pondicherry. Joining hands with the local authorities and princes, he managed to fight the British influence and create a commercial empire under French protection.
The long-standing strategic partnership between France and India has given rise to a number of joint exercises between the armed forces. The annual ¡®Varuna¡¯ exercise, the latest edition of which was held in July 2012 in the Mediterranean, has been a key event for the French and Indian navies since it wasfirst conducted in the 90s.
