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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

India to base anti-piracy patrol plane in Maldives

Do-228NGIndia will base a Dornier maritime patrol aircraft in the Maldives from Wednesday to carry out surveillance of the Indian Ocean island nation's exclusive economic zone and also maintain an anti-piracy vigil in its waters.

The Indian Navy plane will operate from Male and will stay there for three weeks, a navy spokesperson said here Tuesday.

India has been sending a warship or a naval plane to perform security roles for Maldives in the last two years, with Somali pirates becoming active close to island nation.

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