Why is it in the news?

• The second edition of the India-Mozambique-Tanzania (IMT) Tri Lateral (TRILAT) Exercise, named IMT TRILAT-2024, is scheduled from 21st to 29th March 2024.
• The exercise will conclude with a joint debrief scheduled at Nacala, Mozambique.

More about the news

• Indian Naval ships INS Tir and INS Sujata will participate in the exercise, following the first edition conducted in October 2022 with INS Tarkash alongside the Tanzanian and Mozambique Navies.
• The joint operation is conducted in line with the vision of SAGAR (Security & Growth for All in the Region), emphasizing the importance of security and sustainable development in the southeast African coast region.
• The exercise is planned in two phases: a harbour phase and a sea phase