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“Russia and India will hold joint naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean in February 2026,” Russia’s TASS state news agency reported on Wednesday (January 28, 2026), citing the Russian Maritime College’s press service.
A press service statement, cited by TASS, said a frigate of the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet would leave the port of Muscat in Oman to take part in the Milan-2026 exercises, and then make an unofficial visit to the Indian port of Visakhapatnam from February 18 to 25.
Published – January 28, 2026 12:41 pm IST
