INDIAN NAVY CONTINUES IOS SAGAR INITIATIVE TO STRENGTHEN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIAN OCEAN NATIONS

• IOS SAGAR = Indian Ocean Ship SAGAR, a deployment of an Indian Naval ship with sea-riders from Friendly Foreign Countries (FFCs) of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), training and sailing together.
• Operationalises India's SAGAR vision (Security and Growth for All in the Region) and its evolved doctrine MAHASAGAR — Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security Across the Regions.
• 2nd edition (Mar–Apr 2026) is significant because India has just assumed Chairmanship of IONS (Feb 2026).