On 8 May, the Indian Navy concluded the inaugural edition of its new initiative, IOS SAGAR. It involved a month-long deployment of the INS Sunayna in the South-West Indian Ocean with a crew strength of 44, from the navies and coast guards of 10 countries. The participant countries in this initiative were Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. With the Indian Navy seeking to expand its multifaceted engagement with countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), this initiative stands out as a unique effort to enhance maritime cooperation.
IOS SAGAR: An Experiment in Maritime Cooperation (Sayantan Haldar – Observer Research Foundation)
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