Explanation:

For the first time, the Indian Navy is participating in joint drills, IN – EUNAVFOR, with the European Union Naval Force.

• The exercise comprising warships from the French, Spanish and Italian navies, being held in the Gulf of Aden.
• EUNAVFOR and the Indian Navy converge on multiple issues including counter piracy operations and protection of vessels deployed under the charter of World Food Programme (UN WFP).
• The two also hold regular interactions through SHADE (Shared Awareness and De-confliction) meetings annually in Bahrain.
• It also underscores the shared values as partner navies, in ensuring freedom of seas and commitment to an open, inclusive and rules-based international order.

Hence option 3rd is correct.