Pariksha SaathiINS Mysore completes fourth Samudra Laksamana exercise
Indian Naval Ship Mysore, a Delhi-class guided-missile destroyer on operational deployment, joined the Royal Malaysian Navy for the fourth Samudra Laksamana exercise, held at Lumut in Malaysia between 9 and 12 September 2026. The exercise opened with a harbour phase in which personnel of the two navies held professional exchanges and shared experience to build mutual understanding. It then moved out to sea, where INS Mysore operated alongside the Malaysian ships KD Lekir and KD Gagah Samudera in coordinated maritime evolutions aimed at improving interoperability and the ability of the two forces to work together. The Defence Ministry said the exercise reflects the growing maturity of India-Malaysia naval ties and builds on recent engagements such as the 12th India-Malaysia Sub Committee Meeting held on 1 July 2026.
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Learning context
India-Malaysia defence cooperation runs through a standing institutional track, separate from individual exercises such as Samudra Laksamana. The main channel is the India-Malaysia Defence Cooperation Meeting (MIDCOM); its 13th round was held in Malaysia on 19 February 2025. A newer India-Malaysia Security Dialogue, covering wider security issues, held its first meeting in New Delhi on 7 January 2025.
Reference: Ministry of External Affairs — India-Malaysia bilateral relations brief
Check yourself: are MIDCOM and the India-Malaysia Security Dialogue the same mechanism?
No. MIDCOM is the dedicated defence cooperation meeting (its 13th round met in February 2025); the Security Dialogue is a separate, newer track whose first meeting was in January 2025.
Revision task: note which edition of Exercise Samudra Laksamana this release describes and where it was held, then check it against the previous (3rd) edition, which was held in India off Visakhapatnam in Feb-Mar 2024 — the venue alternates between the two countries.
Test yourself
INS Mysore took part in the fourth Samudra Laksamana exercise, held from 9 to 12 September 2026, with the navy of which country?
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Answer: Malaysia
INS Mysore, a Delhi-class guided-missile destroyer, joined the Royal Malaysian Navy; at sea it operated with the Malaysian ships KD Lekir and KD Gagah Samudera.
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