New Delhi, March 16: The Indian Navy has deployed warships in six different regions worldwide under its ‘Mission Based Deployment’ strategy. This initiative has been ongoing since 2017. Currently, two major operations are underway near the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of Aden—Operation Sankalp in the Gulf of Oman and an anti-piracy operation in the Gulf of Aden.
Due to ongoing conflicts in West Asia, the Navy’s warships are providing secure escorts for Indian flag vessels. The LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi have already completed their missions, and the third Indian flag vessel, Jag Ladki, has also safely departed for India.
According to government sources, an Indian Navy warship has been escorting the vessel to a secure area since late last night. Previously, both vessels were also escorted by Navy warships for their safety.
Currently, three Navy ships are operating near the Gulf of Aden. Since marine traffic was disrupted in the Strait of Hormuz, Indian Navy warships have been closely monitoring the situation.
The guided missile destroyer INS Surat is stationed near the Gulf of Oman. Since the launch of ‘Mission Based Deployment’ in 2017, Indian Navy warships have been consistently deployed across various regions.
The first deployment is near the Arabian Sea in the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 80% of India’s energy trade passes via the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.
The second deployment is in the Gulf of Aden, where nearly 90% of India’s other trade occurs, traveling through the Suez Canal, Red Sea, and Gulf of Aden to reach India via the Arabian Sea. This area is considered highly vulnerable to maritime piracy, with pirates from Djibouti and Somalia active in the region.
This route is the shortest maritime passage for trade, resulting in high vessel traffic. If the Gulf of Aden route is disrupted, merchant ships must navigate through the Mediterranean Sea around the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope. This not only increases travel time but also raises costs.
The third deployment is near the Seychelles, aimed at securing vessels traveling through the Cape of Good Hope route and preventing piracy. The fourth deployment is near the Maldives, the fifth near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and the sixth in the Bay of Bengal near the Myanmar-Bangladesh border.
During these deployments, Indian warships also conduct exercises with allied navies and carry out relief and rescue operations in case of maritime piracy or accidents.
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