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India is intimately monitoring the evolving information concern successful parts of West Asia pursuing the caller escalation of tensions, with Indian Navy ships deployed successful the portion nether Operation Sankalp placed connected standby for imaginable humanitarian assistance and catastrophe alleviation (HADR) operations.
A elder defence authoritative connected Monday (March 2, 2025) confirmed that developments are being tracked intimately and updates are being shared with the acrophobic departments for further direction.
“Under Operation Sankalp, 2 Indian Navy ships (a frigate and a destroyer) are already deployed successful the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Oman. They person been deployed for anti-piracy operations and the information of merchant vessels since 2019. If required, these ships could beryllium utilised for HADR operations. The Navy has anterior acquisition successful specified missions,” the authoritative said.
The deployment nether Operation Sankalp was initiated to safeguard Indian-flagged vessels and guarantee maritime information successful the portion amid rising threats to commercialized shipping.
The authoritative besides stated that INS Surat is presently successful Bahrain arsenic portion of a determination maritime information engagement.
PM chairs CCS
On Monday (March 1, 2026), Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a gathering of the Cabinet Committee connected Security (CCS), the country’s highest decision-making assemblage connected information and strategical affairs. The gathering reviewed the struggle successful West Asia and its implications for India.
The gathering was attended by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Top officials briefed the committee connected the prevailing determination dynamics and assessed their interaction connected India’s strategic, economical and diaspora interests..
India has historically leveraged its naval beingness successful the portion for evacuation and alleviation missions during crises, and officials indicated that contingency readying remains successful spot should the concern warrant further action.
