MILAN 2026: Raksha Mantri interacts with visiting Navy Chiefs and Naval delegations from nine ASEAN member states

• MILAN = Indian Navy's flagship biennial multilateral naval exercise, hosted in 2026 at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command.
• Relevant for GS-II (India–ASEAN, Act East) and GS-III (maritime security, Indo-Pacific); ties together India's SAGAR/MAHASAGAR vision, Indo-Pacific strategy and defence indigenisation push.