Gulf of Oman Current Affairs, GK & News
Oman-India Friendship Association- Key Facts
Oman recently announced to establish Friendship association with India. This will the first of such initiative in West Asia. It was announced during a bilateral discussion held between the foreign ministers of the country. The bilateral discussion was held virtually on the backdrop of recent trip by the External Affairs Minister of India Shri S ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: Bilateral dialogue • Gulf of Oman • India-Oman • Indo-Pacific • Oman
Operation Sankalp launched by Indian Navy in Persian Gulf for Indian vessels’ security
Indian Navy has recently launched Operation Sankalp in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to reassure Indian flagged vessels transiting through the area. The development has come in the wake of the suspected attacks on two merchant ships in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman region. Both the attacks took place at ..
Topics: Bodies of water • Foreign relations • Geography of Asia • Gulf of Oman • Gulf of Oman incident • Hormuz • INS Chennai • INS Sunayna • Ormus • Persian Gulf • Strait of Hormuz
Operation Sankalp
Operation Sankalp has been launched by the Indian Navy in the Gulf of Oman. The operation is aimed to re-assure Indian Flagged Vessels operating/ transiting through the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman following the maritime security incidents in the region. Indian Navy has deployed INS Chennai and INS Sunayna in the Gulf of Oman ..
Topics: Gulf of Oman • Indian Navy • INS Chennai • INS Sunayna • Iran • maritime security • Operation Sankalp • Persian Gulf • Saudi Arabia • Strait of Hormuz • UAE
Indian Navy launches Operation Sankalp in Persian Gulf
Indian Navy launched ‘Operation Sankalp’ in Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman to reassure safe passage of Indian flagged vessels transiting through area. This deployment is in the wake of following recent maritime incidents in region. Key Highlights Indian Naval Ships, INS Chennai (Kolkata-class stealth guided missile destroyers) and INS Sunayna (Saryu-class patrol vessel) have ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Arabian Peninsula • Arabian Sea • Gulf of Oman • IFC-IOR • Indian Navy • Information Fusion Centre Indian Ocean Region • INS Chennai • INS Sunayna • Operation Sankalp • Persian Gulf • Shatt al Arab delta • Strait of Hormuz
Strait of Homruz: The Artery of Oil
Recently two tankers were targeted in suspected attacks near the strategic Strait of Hormuz which is a vital waterway for global oil shipments. Strait of Hormuz The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides for the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the ..
Topics: crude oil • Gulf of Oman • Iran • Iraq • Kuwait • LNG • Oman • OPEC • Persian Gulf • Saudi Arabia • Strait of Hormuz • UAE