With reference to the defence cooperation between India and Singapore, consider the following statements: 1. Exercise 'Bold Kurukshetra' is a bilateral naval exercise conducted annually. 2. SIMBEX is a joint military exercise involving the mechanised infantry of both nations. 3. The bilateral defence relationship is guided by the India-Singapore Defence Cooperation Agreement, first signed in 2003. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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3 only — Statement 1 is incorrect: Bold Kurukshetra is a joint Army exercise focusing on mechanised warfare, not a naval exercise. Statement 2 is incorrect: SIMBEX is the Singapore-India Maritime Bilateral Exercise (a naval exercise), not an army/infantry exercise. Statement 3 is correct: The foundational Defence Cooperation Agreement between the two nations was signed in 2003 and later upgraded in 2015.

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