Global fraternity must join hands to tackle evolving maritime challenges, says Raksha Mantri as he inaugurates Exercise MILAN in Vizag

• Exercise MILAN is the Indian Navy's flagship biennial multilateral naval exercise, inaugurated by Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh at Visakhapatnam on 19 Feb 2026 with participation from 74 countries.
• Theme aligned with PM Modi's MAHASAGAR vision (evolution of SAGAR) — projects India as a "Vishwa-Mitra" and net security provider in the Indo-Pacific.
• High-yield for UPSC: intersects GS-II (bilateral/multilateral, India and the world), GS-III (security, maritime), and current affairs on UNCLOS and Indo-Pacific architecture.