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Recently, Indian military aircraft visited Australia’s Cocos (Keeling) Islands to enhance strategic reach and interoperability with Australia.

About Cocos Islands:

Cocos Islands, is an external territory of Australia located in the Indian Ocean, approximately 3,000 km north-west of Perth in western Australia.
It comprises two coral atolls made up of 27 smaller islands.

Strategic Significance:

Logistics Support: Cocos can be an important base for refueling and Operational Turnaround for the Indian military.
Maritime Domain Awareness: India’s presence in the Cocos Islands allows it to improve its maritime domain awareness.
Geopolitical Location: They are located close to Indonesia and strategic maritime choke points.
Enhancing India-Australia Cooperation: Cocos Islands had been a point of cooperation between the space agencies of the two countries for India’s Gaganyaan human space flight mission.

News Source: The Hindu

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