India starts cooperation with Bahrain-based Combined Maritime Forces

India has officially began working with the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) of Bahrain.

Aim: To strengthen collaboration in regional security in the Western Indian Ocean.

At the India-US 2+2 in April 2022, India had announced that it would join the CMF as an Associate Partner.

CMF is a multi-national naval partnership (34 nation grouping) to promote security, stability and prosperity across the 3.2 million square miles of international waters.