Operation Sankalp launched by Indian Navy in Persian Gulf for Indian vessels’ security

Published: June 21, 2019

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

Published: June 21, 2019

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

Published: June 21, 2019

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

Indian Navy rescues 38 stranded Indians from cyclone hit Socotra Island

Published: June 5, 2018

On June 3, the Indian Navy evacuated 38 stranded Indians from Socotra Island in Yemen where they were stranded for nearly 10 days after a severe Cyclonic storm Mekunu hit the area. The Navy evacuated the Indians as part of operation code name ‘NISTAR’, carried out off the coast of Socotra and embarked them at ..

Topics: Continents • Guardafui Channel • INS Sunayna • Islands • Landforms • Socotra • Socotra Governorate • Sunayna

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