Apart from patrolling the sea with the US navy in the Strait of Malacca between Indonesia and Malaysia so as to prevent any acts of piracy, India in recent years has also conducted joint military exercises with Britain, France and Japan.

• 除与美国海军在印尼与马来西亚之间的麻六甲海峡外海进行海上巡逻以防发生海盗行为之外，印度近年曾与英国、法国和日本举行联合演习。