INDIAN NAVY'S SAIL TRAINING SHIP SUDARSHINI SETS SAIL FOR LOKAYAN 26

• INS Sudarshini is the Indian Navy's sail training ship based at Southern Naval Command (SNC), Kochi; she was flagged off on 20 January 2026 on Lokayan 26, a ten-month transoceanic expedition.
• The deployment projects India's seafaring heritage, operationalises the MAHASAGAR vision and the civilisational ethos of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam in maritime diplomacy.
• Examinable on three fronts: defence diplomacy (GS-II/III), Indian Ocean strategy, and Navy's institutional training pipeline.