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Lok Sabha
A Standard Operating Procedure for coordinated Patrol between India and Indonesia was signed on Aug 13, 2002 and this patrolling is conducted on a biannual basis. A Memorandum of Understanding for coordinated Patrol between India and Thailand has also been signed in May 2005.
Confirmed cases of piracy were reported in the Indian Maritime boundaries in the last three years. The Indian Navy and the Coast Guard conduct regular patrols and surveillance missions to act as deterrent against piracy and arms smuggling.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee in a written reply to Shri Dushyant Singh and Shri Navjot Singh Sidhu in Lok Sabha today.
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