INDIAN NAVY’S FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON MAKES PORT CALL AT BELAWAN, INDONESIA

• First Training Squadron (1TS) of the Indian Navy made a port call at Belawan, Indonesia on 20 Jan 2026 during a Long Range Training Deployment to Southeast Asia.
• Constituents: INS Tir, INS Shardul, INS Sujata and ICGS Sarathi — ships dedicated to officer-cadet sea training.
• Relevant for UPSC under Act East Policy, SAGAR/MAHASAGAR vision, India-ASEAN maritime diplomacy and naval defence cooperation.