New Delhi: As part of the Government outreach amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Naval Ship Kesari on May 10 departed for Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar and Comoros to provide food items, COVID related medicines including HCQ tablets and Special Ayurvedic Medicines with Medical Assistance Teams.
The ‘Mission Sagar’ is in line with India’s role as the first responder in the region and builds on the excellent relations existing between these countries to battle the COVID-19 pandemic and its resultant difficulties.
The deployment is in consonance with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Security and Growth for All in the Region ‘SAGAR’ and highlights the importance accorded by India to relations with her neighbouring countries and further strengthens the existing bond. The operation is being progressed in close coordination with the Ministries of Defence and External Affairs, and other agencies of the Government.
As part of Mission Sagar, Indian Naval Ship Kesari would enter the Port of Male in Republic of Maldives, to provide them 600 tonnes of food provisions. India and Maldives are close maritime neighbours with strong and extremely cordial defence and diplomatic relations.
