India, Maldives & Sri Lanka Hold Trilateral Exercise With Chinese Research Vessel Docked in Male

India, Maldives & Sri Lanka Hold Trilateral Exercise With Chinese Research Vessel Docked in Male India, Maldives and Sri Lanka are holding trilateral exercise “Dosti-16” with Bangladesh as observer. The trilateral exercise came at a time when Chinese research vessel Xiang Yang Hong 3 was docked at Male port. India has expressed concerns over the presence of Chinese research vessel which is capable of conducting research and surveys. However, Maldives gave permission to the Chinese vessel to be docked at Male port on January 23, adding that the stopover is aimed at replenishment and the that the vessel will not carry out research activities in it waters. --- India | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh | Trilateral Exercise | Dosti-16 | Chinese Vessel | Male Port | Firstpost | World News | Latest News | Global News | International News | Trending News #india #maldives #srilanka #bangladesh #militaryexercise #chinese #vessel #male #port #mohamedmuizzu #narendramodi #firstpost #worldnews #latestnews #globalnews #internationalnews #trendingnews Firstpost is an Indian news and media website. Get all the incisive opinions, in-depth analyses and other visual stories that matter to you and the world right here on this channel. Subscribe to Firstpost channel and press the bell icon to get notified when we go live. @Firstpost Follow Firstpost on Instagram: Follow Firstpost on Facebook: Follow Firstpost on Twitter: Follow Firstpost on WhatsApp: