Raksha Rajya Mantri flags-in INSV Kaundinya following successful completion of its maiden overseas voyage to Oman

• INSV Kaundinya is the Indian Navy's first traditionally stitched sailing vessel, reconstructed using the ancient Tankai method and modelled on a 5th-century CE ship depicted in the Ajanta Cave paintings.
• Returned to Naval Dockyard, Mumbai on 02 March 2026, completing her maiden overseas voyage Porbandar → Muscat → Mumbai, flagged-in by MoS Defence Sanjay Seth.
• Relevance: civilisational soft power, India–Oman maritime ties, Indian Ocean Region (IOR) diplomacy, SAGAR/MAHASAGAR doctrine, indigenous heritage revival.