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Preliminary   > International Relations   >   Miscellaneous   >   Maritime policy

Why in news?

  • As part of Mission Sagar, Indian naval ship Savitri departs to deliver medical supplies to Bangladesh on 30 August 2021

Mission Sagar:

  • Mission Sagar was a COVID-19 relief mission launched by the government of India in May 2020 as a part of its efforts to provide essential aid to the Indian Ocean countries. This was followed up by Mission Sagar II in November and Mission Sagar III in December of that year. Mission Sagar operations are still continuing.
  • As per the Ministry of External Affairs, Mission Sagar is in tandem with the SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) initiative.
    • The SAGAR initiative is a vision for economic and security cooperation between India and its maritime neighbours.
    • The initiative also provides a framework for a safe, secure, and stable maritime domain in the region.
  • Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of India took the decision to fulfill the vision of the SAGAR initiative by providing essential humanitarian aid to its maritime partners.

Add ons:

  • INS Savitri, is an indigenously built Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Indian Navy under the Eastern Naval Command based at Visakhapatnam

PRACTICE QUESTION

Mission Sagar, recently launched by Government of India, aims to:

(a) Understand how the knowledge and manipulation of the monsoon winds has shaped interactions across the Indian Ocean

(b) Evacuate stranded Indians in different parts of the world in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.

(c) Deliver Covid-19 related assistance to the countries in the Indian Ocean region

(d) Evacuate Indian citizens and Afghan partners from Kabul after its swift takeover by the Taliban

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