Operation Sankalp

Indian Navy ensuring safe seas and maritime security: Admiral Hari Kumar

Admiral Kumar said the Navy will continue taking affirmative action to prevent such incidents, adding that 'Operation Sankalp', the naval operation to secure the crew of Bulgaria-flagged merchant vessel MV Ruen, has broken the myth of short and swift operations and stressed the need for sustained interventions to ensure the safety and stability of shipping assets in the oceans.

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Indian Navy’s Operation Sankalp; safeguarding India’s Maritime Trade routes

The deployment of Indian Naval warships in the Persian Gulf to ensure the safety of Indian Flag Merchant Vessels carrying both import and export cargo after the attack on merchant ships in the Gulf of Oman is a case in point.

Amid Gulf of Oman attacks, Navy launches ‘Operation Sankalp’ for security of Indian vessels

The Information Fusion Centre-Indian Ocean Region, set up in Gurgaon by the Indian Navy in December 2018, was also keeping a close watch on the movement of ships in the Gulf region.